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2,000 Years of Music Compiled by and Released in Memory of Dr. Curt Sachs

Various Artists
2,000 Years of Music Compiled by and Released in Memory of Dr. Curt Sachs

A tribute to prominent musicologist and pioneering ethnomusicologist Dr. Curt Sachs, this compilation of Western classical music tours Greek, Jewish and Gregorian chant traditions; early polyphony of the 2nd century; religious polyphony of the 16th century; German dances and opera; songs of the troubadours; early music from the Netherlands; madrigals and motets.

Track Listing

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Greek Music n/a 2:33
102
Jewish Music n/a 2:59
103
Gregorian Chant n/a 2:26
104
Early Polyphonic Music n/a 2:42
105
The Troubadours n/a 2:02
106
The Minnesingers n/a 2:45
201
Early Netherland Music - About 1450 n/a 2:39
202
Early Netherland Music - About 1500 n/a 1:50
203
German Choral Music - About 1500 n/a 2:48
204
German Choral Music of the Reformation n/a 2:34
205
Zenith of Religious Polyphony in the 16th Century n/a 2:48
206
Zenith of Religious Polyphony in the 16th Century n/a 2:36
301
The Madrigal (Italy) n/a 2:55
302
The Madrigal (Germany) n/a 3:09
303
Harpsichord Music - About 1600 n/a 2:56
304
German Dances - About 1600 n/a 2:43
305
Italian Church Music - Early Baroque n/a 2:26
306
Opera n/a 3:12
401
The German Motet n/a 2:44
402
The German Motet n/a 2:18
403
Chamber Music--About 1700 n/a 2:58
404
Chamber Music--About 1700 n/a 2:29
405
Rococo n/a 2:52
406
Sentiment n/a 2:45
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Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW03700, FT 3700

Year Released

1962

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

Classical; Music Instruction; World

Country(s)

France; Germany; Greece; Israel; Italy; Netherlands

Subject(s)

Chants; Early-music groups; Music; Music--17th century; Opera

Credit(s)

Curt Sachs - Producer
 Ronald Clyne - Designer
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