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Nordic Art Music: From the Middle Ages to the Third Millennium.

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Publication Date: 01-MAR-04 		Format: Online - approximately 915 words
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Full Article Title: Nordic Art Music: From the Middle Ages to the Third Millennium.(Book Review)

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By Frederick Key Smith. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2002. [xviii, 193 p. ISBN 0-275-97399-9. $64.95.] Bibliography, discography, index.

The term "Nordic" comes from the political and historic ties between the countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. In comparison, "Scandinavian" applies only to the related languages of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Smith uses the terms "Northern European" and "Nordic" interchangeably for all five countries and "Scandinavian" when referring only to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

The goal of this book is "to make the history of Northern European musical development accessible for any interested reader, whether musician, historian, student, concertgoer, or layperson" (p. xvii). Smith has left out detailed musical analyses and music examples since they are easily available elsewhere and would have tended to clutter this concise history. The book is arranged chronologically, with seven...

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