The Classical Music Book, DK
The Classical Music Book, DK
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The Classical Music Book

Author: DK

Narrator: Peter Forbes

Unabridged: 15 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: DK

Published: 09/15/2020


Synopsis

From Mozart to Mendelssohn, this comprehensive guide to classical music history and classical music biography is the perfect latest addition to the bestselling 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.

© 2018 Dorling Kindersley Ltd © 2020 DK Audio

About The Author

DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world leading illustrated reference publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House division of Bertelsmann. DK publishes highly visual, photographic non-fiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 100 countries and over 60 languages, with offices in the UK, India, US, Germany, China, Canada, Spain and Australia.DK's aim is to inspire, educate and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivaled clarity to a wide range of topics, with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery and parenting. DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the best-selling LEGO® books.DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series.https://www.dk.com/


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike on May 13, 2017

Not something you read cover to cover but I did go through it twice. The history of music, song, dance, people and instruments is fascinating for anyone with even the most casual interest in music. Check it out!......more

Goodreads review by Alex on June 29, 2019

Very informative on none-Western music and on musical instruments, with enormous number of pictures. However by proportion the coverage on important historical figures, schools, and especially techniques, of Western music, is somewhat too limited. No matter how important a composer or a performer is......more

Goodreads review by Vida on July 03, 2022

Definitely worth reading, kinda skipped a lot of the classical stuff bc they were just waaay too much......more

Goodreads review by Rosebud on November 11, 2014

Lots of information for anyone interested in music or history, as this begins with the music of early humans and takes the reader through all types of genres up to the present day. I enjoyed that they pulled out a lesser known musician/composer to highlight during the different periods rather than j......more

Goodreads review by Lorenzo on April 15, 2021

Carino, è fatto molto bene. Per forza di cose rimane un po’ in superficie, ma in generale le informazioni sono corrette e il libro risulta gradevolissimo. Lo consiglio ai giovani allievi e agli appassionati di musica, qui c’ è più o meno tutto.......more