NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music

Name: NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music
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ISBN: 9780399527951

ISBN-10: 0399527958

ISBN-13: 9780399527951

Edition: 2002

Authors: Timothy K. Smith, Michael Tilson Thomas, Michael Tilson Thomas

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* 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

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/6/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.26" wide x 8.00" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Foreword


Introduction



What Is Classical Music?



The Story of Classical Music



Varieties of Classical Music



Classical Music Deconstructed



The Composers



The Performers



The Music



Classical Music on CD



The Language of Classical Music


Resources for Curious Listeners


Index