Hard covered book titled A HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC by Donald Jay Grout. Professor Emeritus of Musicology, Cornell University, Copyright 1973.  575 pages.

This book concentrates on style analysis and music examples. In addition to more than 100 music examples, the text is illustrated with over 125 halftone reproductions of manuscript and printed documents, including autographs of many composers, musical instruments, art works, theatrical designs, and other material showing the visual and social context of music through the ages. The book is in VG condition. The pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Small tears and wear on the dust jacket's top edges. This is an ideal introduction to the study of musical history and an indispensable cornerstone of every musical library.