Secret Lives of Great Composers

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Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594747466
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Book Synopsis Secret Lives of Great Composers by : Elizabeth Lunday

Download or read book Secret Lives of Great Composers written by Elizabeth Lunday and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover little-known stories from music history—including murder, riots, and heartbreak—in this entertaining tour through the fascinating (and surprising) lives of classical music masters With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Gioachino Rossini (draft-dodging womanizer) to Johann Sebastian Bach (jailbird) to Richard Wagner (alleged cross-dresser), Secret Lives of Great Composers recounts the seamy, steamy, and gritty history behind the great masters of international music. Here, you’ll learn that Edward Elgar dabbled with explosives; that John Cage was obsessed with fungus; that Berlioz plotted murder; and that Giacomo Puccini stole his church’s organ pipes and sold them as scrap metal so he could buy cigarettes. This is one music history lesson you’ll never forget!

Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers

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Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310208068
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Book Synopsis Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers by : Patrick Kavanaugh

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.

Lives of the Great Composers 3e

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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393038576
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (385 download)

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Book Synopsis Lives of the Great Composers 3e by : Harold C Schonberg

Download or read book Lives of the Great Composers 3e written by Harold C Schonberg and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997-04 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schonberg brings the reader closer to an identification with the composers he discusses and thus closer to an understanding of their music. The book consequently places more emphasis on biographical details and less upon technical analysis of the music.

Meet the Great Composers, Bk 1

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Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780739010440
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (14 download)

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Book Synopsis Meet the Great Composers, Bk 1 by : Maurice Hinson

Download or read book Meet the Great Composers, Bk 1 written by Maurice Hinson and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1996-04 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains information on 17 composers who range from the Baroque period to the Contemporary period. Book contains a picture with relevant facts and suggested listening, a brief biography, a study of his music (or time he lived) and a question and answer page for each composer. The accompanying CD includes the suggested listening for each composer; the activity sheets contain the picture with facts and question and answer page for each composer in a reproducible format.

The Lives of the Great Composers

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Publisher : W. W. Norton
ISBN 13 : 9780393013023
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis The Lives of the Great Composers by : Harold C. Schonberg

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.

Classical Music

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Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307760464
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis Classical Music by : Phil G. Goulding

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

The Vintage Guide to Classical Music

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Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0679728058
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (797 download)

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Book Synopsis The Vintage Guide to Classical Music by : Jan Swafford

Download or read book The Vintage Guide to Classical Music written by Jan Swafford and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1992-12-15 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond. The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively -- and opinionated -- musical history and an insider's key to the personalities, epochs, and genres of the Western classical tradition. Among its features: -- chronologically arranged essays on nearly 100 composers, from Guillaume de Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) to Aaron Copland (1900-1990), that combine biography with detailed analyses of the major works while assessing their role in the social, cultural, and political climate of their times; -- informative sidebars that clarify broader topics such as melody, polyphony, atonality, and the impact of the early-music movement; -- a glossary of musical terms, from a cappella to woodwinds; -- a step-by-step guide to building a great classical music library. Written with wit and a clarity that both musical experts and beginners can appreciate, The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is an invaluable source-book for music lovers everywhere.

Accent on Composers

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Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780739016831
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book Accent on Composers written by and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete music appreciation course in one, 120-page, reproducible book/CD package. For each of the 22 featured composers there is a bio (focusing on his or her personal life), a portrait, a listing of the types of music he or she composed, composer factoids, and a timeline. The CD contains a listening example for each composer. The reproducible listening guide includes information about each listening example and a second by second what to listen for in the music." Also included are reviews (assessments) for each composer, plus more than two dozen pages of supplementary material. And it's all reproducible! Composers: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Copland, Debussy, Dvorák, Elgar, Handel, Haydn, Hensel, Hildegard, Ives, Joplin, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, Sousa, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Vivaldi, and Wagner. Reproducible PDFs included on the Enhanced CD, or purchase the Digital Download option to get a full PDF immediately. Great activities for remote teaching or distance learning!"

Stories of the Great Composers: Book & CD

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Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780739012796
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (127 download)

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Book Synopsis Stories of the Great Composers: Book & CD by : Maurice Hinson

Download or read book Stories of the Great Composers: Book & CD written by Maurice Hinson and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2000-07 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is important that young students learn about the lives of the great composers who have enriched our lives with beautiful music. The 12 units in Stories of the Great Composers give elementary students a glimpse into each composer's life, character and music. Includes a CD recording of the suggested listening, featuring one composition by each composer.

Composers

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744036852
Total Pages : 1059 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Book Synopsis Composers by : DK

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.

The Gift of Music

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Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 9780891078692
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (786 download)

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Book Synopsis The Gift of Music by : Jane Stuart Smith

Download or read book The Gift of Music written by Jane Stuart Smith and published by Crossway. This book was released on 1995 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating descriptions of forty leading composers whose faith, or lack of it, had an influence on Western civilization. Indexed. Great for all students of music.

A Taste for the Classics

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Publisher : Sparrow Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780917143298
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (432 download)

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Book Synopsis A Taste for the Classics by : Patrick Kavanaugh

Download or read book A Taste for the Classics written by Patrick Kavanaugh and published by Sparrow Corporation. This book was released on 1993 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Classical Music Sticker Book

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ISBN 13 : 9781409564065
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Book Synopsis Classical Music Sticker Book by : Anthony Marks

Download or read book Classical Music Sticker Book written by Anthony Marks and published by . This book was released on 2014-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are surrounded by classical music and this fascinating pictorial introduction makes it accessible to all. What is classical music? Who were the celebrity composers and musicians of their day? These questions and many more are answered in this beautifully illustrated information sticker book. Internet links take you to samples of the music online. In this interactive book, the reader can find stickers of paintings and illustrations of musical instruments, musicians and performances of classical music to put into place throughout the book. One double page spread allows you to create your own sticker book orchestra, explaining who sits where and why.

Progressive popular classics of the great composers

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Publisher : L.T.P. Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780947183660
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (836 download)

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Book Synopsis Progressive popular classics of the great composers by : Jason Waldron

Download or read book Progressive popular classics of the great composers written by Jason Waldron and published by L.T.P. Publications. This book was released on 1997-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains another 35 of the world's most popular melodies by the greatest Classical Composers of all time, arranged brilliantly for Classical Guitar. They include well known masterpieces by Schubert & Tchaikovsky.

The Private Life of the Great Composers

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Book Synopsis The Private Life of the Great Composers by : John Frederick Rowbotham

Download or read book The Private Life of the Great Composers written by John Frederick Rowbotham and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vaughan Williams: Illustrated Lives Of The Great Composers

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Publisher : Omnibus Press
ISBN 13 : 0857125702
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (571 download)

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Book Synopsis Vaughan Williams: Illustrated Lives Of The Great Composers by : Paul Holmes

Download or read book Vaughan Williams: Illustrated Lives Of The Great Composers written by Paul Holmes and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of biographies presents the great composers against the background of their times. Each draws on personal letters and recollections, engravings, paintings and, when they exist, photographs, to present a complete picture of the composer's life.

George Frideric Handel: A Life with Friends

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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393245896
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Book Synopsis George Frideric Handel: A Life with Friends by : Ellen T. Harris

Download or read book George Frideric Handel: A Life with Friends written by Ellen T. Harris and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his lifetime, the sounds of Handel’s music reached from court to theater, echoed in cathedrals, and filled crowded taverns, but the man himself—known to most as the composer of Messiah—is a bit of a mystery. Though he took meticulous care of his musical manuscripts and even provided for their preservation on his death, very little of an intimate nature survives. One document—Handel’s will—offers us a narrow window into his personal life. In it, he remembers not only family and close colleagues but also neighborhood friends. In search of the private man behind the public figure, Ellen T. Harris has spent years tracking down the letters, diaries, personal accounts, legal cases, and other documents connected to these bequests. The result is a tightly woven tapestry of London in the first half of the eighteenth century, one that interlaces vibrant descriptions of Handel’s music with stories of loyalty, cunning, and betrayal. With this wholly new approach, Harris has achieved something greater than biography. Layering the interconnecting stories of Handel’s friends like the subjects and countersubjects of a fugue, Harris introduces us to an ambitious, shrewd, generous, brilliant, and flawed man, hiding in full view behind his public persona.