Book Description
An authoritative thematic guide to western civilizations' greatest music. Includes major musical developments, composers, form and style, instruments, and music theory.
Author : Robert Ainsley
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 31,6 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780747523802
An authoritative thematic guide to western civilizations' greatest music. Includes major musical developments, composers, form and style, instruments, and music theory.
Author : Robert Ainsley
Publisher : Carlton Publishing Group
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 22,74 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Music
ISBN :
This exploration of the vast world of classical music is a stimulating, visually exciting reference work.
Author : Stanley Sadie
Publisher :
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 32,64 MB
Release : 2003
Category : African American women civil rights workers
ISBN : 9781904041719
Authoritative, accesssible, and comprehensive, 'Classical Music Encyclopedia' offers an unprecedented depth and range of information. Organized chronologically, from the Medieval era to the 21st century, the sections in each chapter bring to life the rich history of Western classical music.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 50,94 MB
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 1465483160
Learn about the world’s greatest classical compositions and musical traditions in The Classical Music Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Classic Music in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Classical Music Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Classical Music, with: - More than 90 pieces of world-famous music - Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts - A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout - Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding The Classical Music Book is a captivating introduction to music theory, crucial composers and the impact of seminal pieces, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you’ll discover more than 90 works by famous composers from the early period to the modern day, through exciting text and bold graphics. Your Classical Music Questions, Simply Explained From Mozart to Mendelssohn, this fresh new guide goes beyond your typical music books, offering a comprehensive overview to classical music history and biography. If you thought it was difficult to learn about music theory, The Classical Music Book presents key information in an easy to follow layout. Explore the main ideas underpinning the world’s greatest compositions and musical traditions, and define their importance to the musical canon and into their wider social, cultural, and historical context. The Big Ideas Series With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Classical Music Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.
Author : Lionel Salter
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 50,32 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780517534762
Contains more than one hundred thirty entries of recommended recorded versions and outlines a suggested discography for the definitive classical music collection
Author : Peter Gammond
Publisher : Salamander Books
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 29,88 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Music
ISBN :
Classical music reference book arranged in nine subjects, including the orchestra, opera, and chamber music; with information on instruments and noted composers.
Author : James Bush
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,38 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781570611414
The first and only guide to offer a comprehensive history of Northwest music from the 1920s to the present, including rock, pop, jazz, blues, folk, country, and classical.Join James Bush on an entertaining trip across the whole spectrum of Northwest music. Bush and contributing critics have compiled more than 200 listings of individual artists, bands, and movements, each with recommended discographies. The guide also includes essays on Northwest music history, photographs and album cover art, a tour of music-related sites in Seattle and Portland, and music festivals around the region. Whether neophyte listeners or dedicated audiophiles, readers will love this one-of-a-kind book.
Author : Steve Sullivan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 45,72 MB
Release : 2017-05-17
Category : Music
ISBN : 1442254491
Volumes 3 and 4 of the The Encyclopedia of More Great Popular Song Recordings provides the stories behind approximately 1,700 more of the greatest song recordings in the history of the music industry, from 1890 to today. In this masterful survey, all genres of popular music are covered, from pop, rock, soul, and country to jazz, blues, classic vocals, hip-hop, folk, gospel, and ethnic/world music. Collectors will find detailed discographical data—recording dates, record numbers, Billboard chart data, and personnel—while music lovers will appreciate the detailed commentaries and deep research on the songs, their recording, and the artists. Readers who revel in pop cultural history will savor each chapter as it plunges deeply into key events—in music, society, and the world—from each era of the past 125 years. Following in the wake of the first two volumes of his original Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, this follow-up work covers not only more beloved classic performances in pop music history, but many lesser -known but exceptional recordings that—in the modern digital world of “long tail” listening, re-mastered recordings, and “lost but found” possibilities—Sullivan mines from modern recording history. The Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volumes 3 and 4 lets the readers discover, and, through their playlist services, from such as iTunes toand Spotify, build a truly deepcomprehensive catalog of classic performances that deserve to be a part of every passionate music lover’s life. Sullivan organizes songs in chronological order, starting in 1890 and continuing all the way throughto the present to include modern gems from June 2016. In each chapter, Sullivanhe immerses readers, era by era, in the popular music recordings of the time, noting key events that occurred at the time to painting a comprehensive picture in music history of each periodfor each song. Moreover, Sullivan includes for context bulleted lists noting key events that occurred during the song’s recording
Author : Stanley Sadie
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,1 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Biography
ISBN : 9780007634378
Author : Bil Carpenter
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 49,82 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780879308414
The first true gospel music encyclopedia, Uncloudy Days explores the artists who profoundly influenced early rock 'n' roll and soul music and provided inspiration for millions of the faithful."--BOOK JACKET.