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The New Oxford History of Music - The New Oxford History of Music. Vol. i: Ancient and oriental Music. Edited by Egon Wellesz Pp.xxiii + 530; 15 plates. London: Oxford University Press, 1957. Clothe, 63s. net.

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The New Oxford History of Music. Vol. i: Ancient and oriental Music. Edited by Egon Wellesz Pp.xxiii + 530; 15 plates. London: Oxford University Press, 1957. Clothe, 63s. net.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2009

E. K. Borthwick
E. K. Borthwick
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University of Edinburgh
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The Classical Review , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , March 1959 , pp. 53 - 55
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Copyright © The Classical Association 1959

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page 53 note 1 Though in fact Cecil Torr in the 1929 introductory volume stressed the oriental flavour of Greek music more than most academic classicists.

page 54 note 1 Mountford once described it as ‘delightful baritone song’ which might have been written by a classical European composer!

page 54 note 2 Performances of the first Delphic hymn (traditional version) and Seikilos song by Arda Mandikian are recorded in vol. i of the History of Music in Sound (H.M.V.) issued in conjunction with the New Oxford History.