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Author : Wendy Thompson
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0754835561
A beautifully illustrated guide to the most influential composers of classical music, from medieval to modern times.
Author : Peter Gammond
Publisher : Quadrillion Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Classical composers
ISBN : 1858334144
A collection of 170 biographies which profile the lives and music of some of history's finest classical composers.
Author : Wendy Thompson
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0754806812
This new authoritative reference provides an illustrated guide to the most influential western composers of classical music: the ones who have defined or developed particular styles of composition, and who have created for themselves a significant place in music history.
Author : Gilles Comeau,Rosemary Covert
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999-06
Category : Composers
ISBN : 2894427565
These five books explore not only the characteristics of the music and the lives and works of the major composers, but also many social aspects of each period. The books feature beautiful art illustrations and include study guides with activities accompanying the book sections, timelines, and composer summary charts. Grades 5-9.
Author : Phil G. Goulding
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780307760463
MAKE A SOUND INVESTMENT IN CLASSICAL MUSIC Who are the ten most important classical composers? Who in the world was Palestrina? Why did Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" cause a riot? Which five of each important composer's works should you buy? What is a concerto and how does it differ from a sonata? Maybe you don't know the answers to these questions; author Phil Goulding certainly didn't. When Goulding first tried to learn about classical music, he found himself buried in an avalanche of technical terms and complicated jargon--so he decided to write the book he couldn't find. The result is a complete classical music education in one volume. Comprehensive, discriminating, and delightfully irreverent, Classical Music provides such essential information as: * Rankings of the top 50 composers (Bach is #1. Borodin is #50) * A detailed and anecdotal look at each composer's life and work * The five primary works of each composer and specific recommended CDs for each. * Further great works of each composer--if you really like him * Concise explanations of musical terminology, forms, and periods * A guide to the parts and history of the symphony orchestra "This book uses every conceivable gimmick to immerse readers in the richness of classical music: lists, rankings, sidebars devoted to lively anecdotes, and catchy leads." --The Washington Post "One terrific music appreciation book...The information is surprisingly detailed but concisely presented. Goulding's writing style is breezy yet mature....[He] has raised music appreciation from a racket to a service." --The Arizona Daily Star
Author : Patrick Kavanaugh
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780310208068
This is a compelling and inspiring look at spiritual beliefs that influenced some of the world's greatest composers, now revised and expanded with eight additional composers.
Author : Michael Steen
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
Page : 1129 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781848312678
'A glorious plum-pudding of a book, to be consulted, with pleasure and profit, over and over again' Sir Jeremy Isaacs Michael Steen's 'Great Composers' was originally published in 2003. A lifetime's work and almost 1000 pages long, it has since become 'the' reference point and key read on the biographical backgrounds to classical music's biggest names. Authoritative and hugely detailed - but nonetheless a joy to read - this new edition will expand its readership further and capitalise on a newfound popular interest in classical music. Steen's book helps you explore the story of Bach, the respectable burgher much of whose vast output was composed amidst petty turf disputes in Lutheran Leipzig; or the ugly, argumentative Beethoven in French-occupied Vienna, obsessed by his laundry; or Mozart, the over-exploited infant prodigy whose untimely death was shrouded in rumour. Read about Verdi, who composed against the background of the Italian Risorgimento; or about the family life of the Wagners; and, Brahms, who rose from the slums of Hamburg to become a devotee of beer and coffee in fin-de-siecle Vienna, a cultural capital bent on destroying Mahler ... and much, much more.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1059 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780744036855
“The only love affair I have ever had was with music.” Maurice Ravel A compelling celebration of more than 90 of the world’s most influential composers from the medieval period to the present day, Composers reveals the fascinating stories of their lives, loves, and works. Biographical entries – introduced with a stunning portrait of each featured composer – trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each musical genius. Profiles offer revealing insights into what drove each individual to create the musical masterpieces – symphonies, concertos, and operatic scores – that changed the direction of classical music and are still celebrated and treasured today. Lavishly illustrated with paintings or photographs of each composer, alongside original musical scores and personal correspondence, images of their homes and where they worked, and personal effects and other important artifacts, the book introduces the key influences, themes, and working methods of each individual, setting their works within a wider historical and cultural context. Charting the development of classical music and music movements across the centuries, Composers provides a compelling glimpse into the personal lives, loves, and influences of the giants of the classical music canon.
Author : Wendy Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Composers
ISBN : 1843092115
An authoritative guide to the lives and works of over 100 of the most famous classical composers, encompassing all styles of composition from medieval times to the present day. Including biographies for each composer, and historical information about the musical eras, events and artistic movements of that time, also how the composers influenced or changed the development of their art form.
Author : Maurice Hinson,June C. Montgomery
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 0739010182
Contains information on 17 composers who range from the Baroque period to the Contemporary period. Book contains a picture with relevant facts and suggested listening, a brief biography, a study of his music (or time he lived) and a question and answer page for each composer. The accompanying CD includes the suggested listening for each composer; the activity sheets contain the picture with facts and question and answer page for each composer in a reproducible format.
Author : Elizabeth Lunday
Publisher : Quirk Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781594747465
True tales of murder, riots, heartbreak, and great music. With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Gioachino Rossini (draft-dodging womanizer) to Johann Sebastian Bach (jailbird) to Richard Wagner (alleged cross-dresser), Secret Lives of Great Composers recounts the seamy, steamy, and gritty history behind the great masters of international music. You’ll learn that Edward Elgar dabbled with explosives; that John Cage was obsessed with fungus; that Berlioz plotted murder; and that Giacomo Puccini stole his church’s organ pipes and sold them as scrap metal so he could buy cigarettes. This is one music history lesson you’ll never forget!
Author : Harold C. Schonberg
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Composers
ISBN : 0393013022
Biographies of the important composers from Monteverdi and Bach to Bartok and Webern are designed to show the history of music.
Author : Bergerac
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 0486427560
Presents arranged music for twenty-six pieces by such composers as Bach, Gluck, Grieg, Mendelssohn, and Mozart.
Author : Wendy Thompson
Publisher : Southwater
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Composers
ISBN : 1844773396
Detailed biographies of the most important composers, with portraits, historical background, and lists of works.
Author : Wendy Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1437977332
An authoritative guide to the lives and works of over 100 of the most famous classical composers, from Bach to Xenakis, encompassing all styles of composition from medieval times to the present day. Includes bio's. for each composer, with historical info. about the musical eras, events and artistic movements of the time and how the composers influenced or changed the development of their art form. Chronologically presented, the text features concise, at-a-glance fact boxes summarizing the composers' lives and key works. There are more than 500 full-color photos and illustrations showing each composers' portrait, the places where they lived and worked, scenes from their ballets or operas, and examples of their handwritten manuscripts.