Twentieth-Century Classical Music: A Ladybird Expert Book (20) (The Ladybird Expert Series) - Hardcover

Maddocks, Fiona

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718187865 ISBN 13: 9780718187866

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2018

Synopsis

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Twentieth-Century Classical Music is an accessible, authoritative, and entertaining introduction to the Western classical music that captured the defining moments of the contemporary world. Written by The Observer's classical music critic Fiona Maddocks, Twentieth-Century Classical Music will take you on an acoustic journey through history with a curated playlist on each page. Early in the century, Schoenberg pioneered musical experiments which turned old traditions on their head. Then Stravinsky's sensational Rite of Spring, written on the eve of WWI dramatically altered the course of all classical music that followed. From the influence of the jazz age and the sounds of cities, the nationalism of folk revival, Russian revolutions from the Bolsheviks to Stalin, to the fall of the Berlin Wall, you'll learn how Western composers painted with a new orchestral palette to capture the sentiments of their time. Written by the leading lights and most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible and authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history and culture. For an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds. Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years.

About this title

About the Author

Fiona Maddocks is the classical music critic of The Observer. Her books include Hildegard of Bingen, Wild Tracks: Harrison Birtwistle and Music for Life.

Fiona Maddocks is the classical music critic of The Observer. Her books include Hildegard of Bingen, Wild Tracks: Harrison Birtwistle and Music for Life.

Review

The artwork is gloriously retro, echoing the original Ladybird house style but containing completely up to date information. * Shiny New Books *

Edition details

• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0718187865
• ISBN 13: 9780718187866
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 56