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_q(paperback)
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_beng
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050 4 _aMT90
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082 0 4 _a781.68
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245 0 4 _aThe classical music book /
_ccontributors: Levon Chilingirian [and 11 others].
250 _aThis American edition.
264 1 _aNew York, New York :
_bDK,
_c2022.
264 4 _c©2018
300 _a352 pages :
_bcolor illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) ;
_c24 cm
336 _astill image
_bsti
_2rdacontent
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aBig ideas simply explained
500 _aIncludes index.
501 _aP.B
501 _aP.B
505 0 _aEarly music, 1000-1400 -- Renaissance, 1400-1600 -- Baroque, 1600-1750 -- Classical, 1750-1820 -- Romantic, 1810-1920 -- Nationalism, 1830-1920 -- Modern, 1900-1950 -- Contemporary.
520 _aFrom Mozart to Mendelssohn, this comprehensive guide to classical music history and classical music biography is the perfect latest addition to the best-selling Big Ideas series. Easy to understand and clear to follow, this history of classical music explores and explains music theory and the impact of seminal pieces, while also providing fascinating stories about the lives of crucial composers and performers. Including an insightful foreword by Katie Derham, The Classical Music Book analyses over 90 works by famous composers. From Thomas Tallis in the early period to baroque masters like Bach and Handel, to the classical genius of Beethoven and Wagner and beyond to the modern day, The Classical Music Book explores the key ideas underpinning the world's greatest classical compositions and musical traditions, and defines their importance to the musical canon, placing them into their wider social, cultural, and historical context. The unique approach to the subject makes this book the perfect classical music guide for everyone. Regardless of whether you are relatively new to the subject and want to learn or if you are a classical music aficionado, there is plenty to discover in The Classical Music Book.
650 0 _aMusic appreciation.
_92533
650 7 _aMusic appreciation.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01030494
_92533
700 1 _aChilingirian, Levon,
_econtributor.
_93929
710 2 _aDK Publishing, Inc.,
_eissuing body.
_93930
830 0 _aBig ideas simply explained.
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942 _cBK
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