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Tom -

For many years, the standard college survey of classical music history has
been Donald J. Grout's "A History of Western Music.  Grout himself is no
longer with us, but later editions have been updated by his former students.
It's published by W.W. Norton:

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/titles/music/grout7/


Hope this is helpful!

David Hamilton

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Subject: [ARSCLIST] classical music overview/history

I figure this is as good as any group to ask ...

I'm looking for a concise but complete book that details the history of
classical music. I'm not 
really interested in a guide to recordings or one man's opinions of various
works, but rather a 
chronological history of the development of the music, from the "early
music" up well into the 20th 
century. Again, I'm not interested in a critique or an agenda, but a history
and chronology.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

-- Tom Fine