Research Catalog

Title

The classical music book / contributors: Levon Chilingirian [and 11 others].

Publication

• New York, New York : DK, 2018.
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Chilingirian, Levon
• DK Publishing, Inc., issuing body.

Description

352 pages : color illustrations, portraits (chiefly color); 24 cm.

Summary

This original, graphic-led book explores and explains the key ideas underpinning the world's greatest classical compositions and musical traditions, defines their importance to the musical canon, and places them into their wider social, cultural, and historical context. The nineteenth title in DK's bestselling Big Ideas series, The Classical Music Book combines accessible, authoritative text with bold explanatory graphics to make the subject of classical music approachable to readers with an interest in the subject who want to learn more while still offering enough to appeal to music aficionados.

Series Statement

Big ideas simply explained

Uniform Title

Big ideas simply explained.

Subjects

• Music appreciation
• MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical
• MUSIC / Reference
• MUSIC / History & Criticism

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

Early music, 1000-1400 -- Renaissance, 1400-1600 -- Baroque, 1600-1750 -- Classical, 1750-1820 -- Romantic, 1810-1920 -- Nationalism, 1830-1920 -- Modern, 1900-1950 -- Contemporary.

Call Number

JME 19-32

ISBN

• 9781465473424
• 1465473424

LCCN

2018560171

OCLC

1048611515

Title

The classical music book / contributors: Levon Chilingirian [and 11 others].

Publisher

New York, New York : DK, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Edition

First American edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Big ideas simply explained

Big ideas simply explained.

Added Author

Chilingirian, Levon, contributor.

DK Publishing, Inc., issuing body.

Research Call Number

JME 19-32