Author: Oscar ThompsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 2506
Book Description
The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians
Author: Oscar ThompsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 2506
Book Description
The Complete Classical Music Guide
Author: DKPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744033470
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
What makes Mozart's music so great? Why does a minor chord sound sad and a major chord sound happy? What's the difference between opera and operetta? From Bach to Bernstein, this definitive guide offers a complete survey of the history of classical music. Whether you already love classical music or you're just beginning to explore it, The Complete Classical Music Guide invites you to discover the spirituality of Byrd's masses, the awesome power of Handel's Messiah, and the wonders of Wagner's operas, as well as hundreds of more composers and their masterpieces. This guide takes you on a journey through more than 1,000 years, charting the evolution of musical instruments, styles, and genres. Biographies of major and lesser-known composers offer rich insights into their music and the historical and cultural contexts that influenced their genius. The book explores the features that defined each musical era - from the ornate brilliance of the Baroque, through the drama of Romantic music, to contemporary genres such as minimalism and electronic music. Timelines, quotes, and color photographs give a voice to this music and the exceptionally gifted individuals who created it.
A Handbook of Literature for the Flute, Rev
Author: James PelleritePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flute
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
All Music Guide to Classical Music
Author: Chris WoodstraPublisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879308650
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1620
Book Description
Offering comprehensive coverage of classical music, this guide surveys more than eleven thousand albums and presents biographies of five hundred composers and eight hundred performers, as well as twenty-three essays on forms, eras, and genres of classical music. Original.
The New Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians
Author: Waldo Selden PrattPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory
Author: David M. CummingsPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0948875534
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music
Author: Barrie JonesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135950253
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music, in 7,500 entries, retains the breadth of coverage, clarity, and accessibility of the highly acclaimed Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Music, from which it is derived. Tracing its lineage to the Everyman Dictionary of Music, now out of print, it boasts a distinguished heritage of the finest musical scholarship. This book provides comprehensive coverage of theoretical and technical music terminology, embracing the many genres and forms of classical music, clearly illustrated with examples. It also provides core information on composers and comprehensive lists of works from the earliest exponents of polyphony to present-day composers.
American Music and Musicians
Author: Waldo Selden PrattPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Author: John Alexander Fuller-MaitlandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music
Author: Don Michael RandelPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674372993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
Biographaical dictionary emphisizes classicaland art music; also gives ample attention to the classics as well as Jazz, Blues, rock and pop, and hymns and showtunes across the ages.