The Penguin Companion to Classical Music

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Synopsis

This superbly authoratitive new work provides a comprehensive A-Z guide to some 1000 years of Western music. It explores in detail the lives and achievements of a vast range of composers, as well as looking at such key topics as music history (from medieval plainchant to contemporary minimalism), performers, theory and jargon. Throught Griffiths skilfully blends lightly worn scholarship with personal insight, whether examining the emotional colouring that different musical keys achieve or charting the rise and development of the symphony.

Book details

Author:
Paul Griffiths
ISBN:
9780141909769
Related ISBNs:
9780141009247, 9780141009247
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2020-07-23
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2004
Copyright by:
Paul Griffiths 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Music, Nonfiction, Reference