The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music |
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| Authors: | Smith, Timothy K. |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | MUS006000, MUS033000, REF010000 |
| ISBN: | 9781440674150, Related ISBNs: 0399527958, 1440674159, 9780399527951, 9781440674150 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 272, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: For the beginner or the devotee—it's everything the classical music buff needs to know.
- The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky
- Significant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo Ma
- The landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don Juan
- A concise history of classical music
- A deconstruction of the art form
- The language of classical music
- Valuable resources for the Curious Listener
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