The story of music.

Contents: v.1. Classical music from earliest time. -- v.2. Classical music romantic to modern. -- v.3. Music from around the world. -- v.4. Folk, country, and Cajun music. -- v.5. Gospel, blues and jazz. -- v.6. From rock to pop tp hip-hop. -- v.7. Music stage and screen. -- v.8. The music profession. -- v.9. Musical instruments and technology.-- v.10. The voice and song.

Tells the story of music from earliest times to the present.The first book traces the development of music through the centuries,describing how it evolved and how musical instruments became more refined and ever more capable of delivering beautiful sounds.The second book is a series focuses on the music of the 19th and 20th centuries,showing how the orchestra developed to become the impressively large body of the present and how composers ranged through variety of musical styles,culminating in the exciting electronic experiments of the late 20th centuries.Othe volumes in the series view music from around the world and U.S.music in the forms of folk ,country,and Cajun,as well as gospels,blues,and jazz.Another book looks at musicals,operetta,and film music,while music education and the music business are also given an entire volume.A whole book focuses on musical instruments and recording technology,while the final book in the series looks at the voice ,opre,songs and singing in general.