Project Gutenberg 2007-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 567 Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock) 1837 1912 A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Popular History of the Art of Music" by W. S. B. Mathews is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of music from ancient times to the present-day context, covering musical instruments, scales, and notable composers. It aims to make the intricate history of music accessible to the general reader while highlighting significant milestones in musical development. The opening of the work presents the author’s intent to create an engaging narrative that encapsulates the history of music within a single volume, a task generally reserved for much larger texts. Mathews emphasizes the necessity of examining music's evolution alongside its cultural and social contexts, and he outlines the book's structure, dividing it into distinct historical periods. He sets the stage for a more detailed exploration of ancient musical practices, starting with the Egyptians, and describes how fundamental music has evolved in sophistication and emotional depth over the centuries, establishing the groundwork for the more elaborate discussions that will follow in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Music -- History and criticism ML Text Music Browsing: History - General Browsing: Music Category: History - Other Category: Music 931234 2025-06-08T13:59:31.891087 text/html 938221 2007-01-05T13:53:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3637831 2021-01-01T16:46:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3350046 2025-06-08T14:00:07.232389 application/epub+zip 3352905 2025-06-08T13:59:45.477009 application/epub+zip 410444 2025-06-08T13:59:35.993065 application/epub+zip 13011014 2025-06-08T14:00:17.543355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12905507 2025-06-08T13:59:57.004000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682382 2022-09-09T13:47:06.787022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 784104 2025-06-08T13:59:29.174090 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 783444 2021-01-01T16:46:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 291791 2021-01-01T16:46:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 783652 2021-01-01T16:46:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 291475 2021-01-01T16:46:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20183 2025-06-08T14:00:17.718359 application/rdf+xml 16556 2025-06-08T13:59:36.679069 image/jpeg 4083 2025-06-08T13:59:36.357062 image/jpeg 3729931 2025-06-08T13:59:32.404068 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog