09/21/2026
Eric G. Müller of the Alkion Center has recently published a new book. He has taught the history through music block (11th grade) for thirty years.
Questions, more than anything, have fueled this book: What is music? How far back can we trace its history? Why does music affect us so profoundly? Who are the people who have shaped the course of music through the ages? Müller pursues these questions and those that have remained unanswered in musicology, all of which demand a response in our probing times.
This far-reaching book tracks the tonal path through the ages right up to the multifaceted present and beyond, all the while considering the contributions of indigenous music, assessing the scope of Western music’s emergence, or gaging the impact of popular music—always with an eye on contextualizing the various eras and styles.