Famous Composers And Their Works

Author : Patrick Kavanaugh
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310208068
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers written by Patrick Kavanaugh and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1996 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a compelling and inspiring look at spiritual beliefs that influenced some of the world's greatest composers, now revised and expanded with eight additional composers.

Author : Phil G. Goulding
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307760464
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classical Music written by Phil G. Goulding and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-03-16 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MAKE A SOUND INVESTMENT IN CLASSICAL MUSIC Who are the ten most important classical composers? Who in the world was Palestrina? Why did Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" cause a riot? Which five of each important composer's works should you buy? What is a concerto and how does it differ from a sonata? Maybe you don't know the answers to these questions; author Phil Goulding certainly didn't. When Goulding first tried to learn about classical music, he found himself buried in an avalanche of technical terms and complicated jargon--so he decided to write the book he couldn't find. The result is a complete classical music education in one volume. Comprehensive, discriminating, and delightfully irreverent, Classical Music provides such essential information as: * Rankings of the top 50 composers (Bach is #1. Borodin is #50) * A detailed and anecdotal look at each composer's life and work * The five primary works of each composer and specific recommended CDs for each. * Further great works of each composer--if you really like him * Concise explanations of musical terminology, forms, and periods * A guide to the parts and history of the symphony orchestra "This book uses every conceivable gimmick to immerse readers in the richness of classical music: lists, rankings, sidebars devoted to lively anecdotes, and catchy leads." --The Washington Post "One terrific music appreciation book...The information is surprisingly detailed but concisely presented. Goulding's writing style is breezy yet mature....[He] has raised music appreciation from a racket to a service." --The Arizona Daily Star

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744036852
Total Pages : 1059 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Composers written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 1059 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The only love affair I have ever had was with music.” Maurice Ravel A compelling celebration of more than 90 of the world’s most influential composers from the medieval period to the present day, Composers reveals the fascinating stories of their lives, loves, and works. Biographical entries – introduced with a stunning portrait of each featured composer – trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each musical genius. Profiles offer revealing insights into what drove each individual to create the musical masterpieces – symphonies, concertos, and operatic scores – that changed the direction of classical music and are still celebrated and treasured today. Lavishly illustrated with paintings or photographs of each composer, alongside original musical scores and personal correspondence, images of their homes and where they worked, and personal effects and other important artifacts, the book introduces the key influences, themes, and working methods of each individual, setting their works within a wider historical and cultural context. Charting the development of classical music and music movements across the centuries, Composers provides a compelling glimpse into the personal lives, loves, and influences of the giants of the classical music canon.

Author : Harold C. Schonberg
Publisher : W. W. Norton
ISBN 13 : 9780393013023
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lives of the Great Composers written by Harold C. Schonberg and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographies of the important composers from Monteverdi and Bach to Bartok and Webern are designed to show the history of music.

Author : Various
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 857 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Composers and Their Works (Vol. 1&2) written by Various and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 857 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famous Composers and Their Works is a study on music and biographies of some of the world's greatest composers in history. Table of Contents: Volume I: Orlando di Lasso The Netherland Masters Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Claudio Monteverde Alessandro Scarlatti Giovanni Battista Pergolese Gioacchino Rossini Vincenzo Bellini Gaetano Donizetti Gasparo Luigi Pacifico Spontini Luigi Cherubini Arrigo Boito Giovanni Sgambati Guiseppi Verdi Music in Italy Johann Sebastian Bach George Frederick Handel Christoph Wilibald Gluck Franz Joseph Haydn Volume II: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven (Biography) The Deafness of Beethoven Beethoven as Composer Franz Peter Schubert Ludwig Spohr Carl Maria von Weber Heinrich Marschner Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Robert Schumann Robert Franz Giacomo Meyerbeer Strauss

Author : John Knowles Paine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Composers and Their Works written by John Knowles Paine and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Knowles Paine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Composers and Their Works written by John Knowles Paine and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Composers and Their Works written by Paine and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Suchet
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802192912
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beethoven written by John Suchet and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An ideal ‘first book’ on Beethoven” from one of the world’s most eminent classical music aficionados (Booklist). Beethoven scholar and classical radio host John Suchet has had a lifelong, ardent interest in the man and his music. Here, in his first full-length biography, Suchet illuminates the composer’s difficult childhood, his struggle to maintain friendships and romances, his ungovernable temper, his obsessive efforts to control his nephew’s life, and the excruciating decline of his hearing. This absorbing narrative provides a comprehensive account of a momentous life, as it takes the reader on a journey from the composer’s birth in Bonn to his death in Vienna. Chronicling the landmark events in Beethoven’s career—from his competitive encounters with Mozart to the circumstances surrounding the creation of the well-known “Für Elise” and Moonlight Sonata—this book enhances understanding of the composer’s character, inspiring a deeper appreciation for his work. Beethoven scholarship is constantly evolving, and Suchet draws on the latest research, using rare source material (some of which has never before been published in English) to paint a complete and vivid portrait of the legendary prodigy. “A gripping and thought-provoking read.” —Howard Shelley, pianist and conductor “By exercising a genuine authority in identifying how Beethoven, the man, manifests himself in our appreciation of the music, Suchet brings an incisive freshness to an extraordinary life.” —Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Principal of the Royal Academy of Music

Author : Nicolas Slonimsky
Publisher : Schirmer G Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Composers and Their Works written by Nicolas Slonimsky and published by Schirmer G Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides biographical information on nineteen composers, describes the musical components of their major works, and provides anecdotal background on those works.