Music: A Crash Course - Hardcover

Weeks, Marcus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1551922630 ISBN 13: 9781551922638

Publisher: Raincoast Book Distribution, 1999

Synopsis

With this little gemm in hand, those whose classical repertoire begins gem and ends with "Da da da daa! Da da da Daaa!" can quickly learn how to tell a symphony from a concerto, a nocturne from an etude, and a Bach fugue from a Brahms lullaby or a Beethoven opus (the "Da da da daa!").Beginning with music from the distant past, then surveying the pantheon of great composers, conductors, and performers through the ages, the book shows how readers can enter the spheres of musical bliss by approaching "serious" works (i.e., everything that's not pop, jazz, rock, or country & western) with open heart, mind, and ears.

Edition details

• Publisher: Raincoast Book Distribution
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551922630
• ISBN 13: 9781551922638
• Binding: Hardcover