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The Oxford Anthology of Western Music, Volume One: The Earliest Notations to the Early Eighteenth Century, accompanies chapters 1-11 of The Oxford History of Western Music, College Edition*, by Richard Taruskin and Christopher H. Gibbs (9780195097627).From ancient Greek music and Christian plainchant to the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti, this comprehensive volume includes a rich assortment of landmark musical scores. These include works found in many surveys as well as important pieces that are rarely anthologized, including Antoine de Févin's Missa super Ave Maria; Adrian Willaert's Benedicta es; the Overture and Act 3 of Jean-Baptiste Lully's Atys; Dietrich Buxtehude's Durch Adams Fall; and an aria from Jean-Philippe Rameau's Castor et Pollux.Designed with students in mind, this unique collection includes introductory essays at the beginning of each piece and an index of names and terms.A corresponding set of recordings* (2 CDs) contains all musical examples from the anthology in high-quality MP3 format (9780199768288).ALSO AVAILABLE*Oxford Anthology of Western MusicVolume Two: The Mid-Eighteenth Century to the Late Nineteenth CenturyEdited by Klára Móricz and David E. SchneiderV2 Print Anthology: 9780199768264V2 Recorded Anthology (3 CDs): 9780199768295Oxford Anthology of Western MusicVolume Three: The Twentieth CenturyEdited by Klára Móricz and David E. SchneiderV3 Print Anthology: 9780199768271V3 Recorded Anthology (2 CDs): 9780199768301Oxford Recorded Anthology of Western MusicConcise EditionRecorded Anthology (3 CDs): 9780199768318The Oxford History of Western MusicCollege EditionRichard Taruskin and Christopher H. GibbsTextbook: 9780195097627* Sold separately