02434cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000300012624500620015626400510021830000470026933600260031633700260034233800360036850000310040450802100043552011770064553400630182265300140188565300350189970000470193485600720198185600430205372171UtSlPG20260610134652.0mcr n260607r20231925utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a25025112  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aML1 aBauer, Marion,d1882-195510aHow music grew, from prehistoric times to the present day 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-11-19  aRichard Tonsing, Tim Lindell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"How Music Grew from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day" by Marion Bauer and Ethel Peyser is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution of music, tracing its development from prehistoric times through various cultures and eras up to the contemporary period. It aims to provide an engaging and accessible introduction to the origins and growth of music across civilizations, making it suitable for readers of all ages.  The opening of the book establishes a foundational understanding of music's birth, illustrating a time when early humans lacked language, formal structures, and civilization as we know it. It emphasizes the connection between music, dance, and the daily experiences of prehistoric peoples, suggesting that their initial expressions of music emerged as ritualistic acts to communicate with deities and convey emotions. The authors introduce the concept that movement and sound were essential to early music-making, setting the stage for further exploration of how these primitive practices evolved into the intricate musical systems of later cultures worldwide. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1925  aMusicians  aMusic -- History and criticism1 aPeyser, Ethel R.q(Ethel Rose),d1887-19614 uhttps://archive.org/details/howmusicgrewfrom00baue/page/n7/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72171