v. 1. The earliest notations to the sixteenth century
v. 2. The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
v. 3. The nineteenth century
v. 4. The early twentieth century
v. 5. The late twentieth century
v. 6. Resources : chronology, bibliography, master index.
The Oxford history of western music by Richard Taruskin. ISBN 019522275X. Published by Oxford University Press in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.