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    Western Classical Music
    Western Classical Music
    Western Classical Music
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    Western Classical Music

    By Russell Meyers

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    This Meyers Apps eBook is one of eight eBooks intended to support the teaching of GCSE Music. This book, Western Classical Music, is an examination of classical music, right from early prehistoric times up to the present day. This eBooks is not linked to a particular GCSE syllabus.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateAug 13, 2015
    ISBN9781326306304
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      Western Classical Music - Russell Meyers

      Western Classical Music: Meyers Apps Learning eBook

      Copyright © 2015 Russell Meyers

      http://meyersapps.uk

      First Published: August 2015

       Published by: Lulu Press, Inc., 3101 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607

      ISBN 978-1-326-30630-4

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal, or for examination revision purposes.

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      This Meyers Apps eBook is one of eight eBooks intended to support the teaching of GCSE Music.

      How to use this eBook:

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      Meyers Apps Learning eBooks

      Further information can be found on our website at http://meyersapps.uk/ebooks

      The first four eBooks are not linked to a particular syllabus:

      Western Classical Music

      An examination of classical music, right from early prehistoric times up to the present day.

      Popular Music

      A study of popular music, covering all the main genres, including jazz, blues, Britpop, reggae, country, rock and dance music, with a look at boy bands and progressive rock.

      World Music

      An examination of world music, including music from India, Africa, the Caribbean, South America, Indonesia and also looking at Western folk music.

      Everything you need to know for GCSE Music - probably

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