all genres in one book?

Question

i am trying to find a book that teaches you the history of classical music, baroque, renaissance,jazz and others i just want all genres in one book . a book that describes a genre , teaches you how to play it and everything eles.

Answer 1

You won't find one book dealing both with the history of music which also teaches how to play. It would be far too heavy even to lift. The best I can suggest is the Larousse Encyclopedia of Music which is comprehensive on history, but does not deal with technique.