Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Classical Music but Were Too Afraid to Ask

Jackson, Sam, Henley, Darren

ISBN 10: 1909653837 / ISBN 13: 9781909653832

Published by Elliott & Thompson, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Classical Music but Were Too Afraid to Ask
• Publisher: Elliott & Thompson
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909653837
• ISBN 13: 9781909653832
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 0.713 pounds

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Synopsis

For readers who are unsure of the difference between an alto and a contralto, wonder exactly when to applaud at a concert, or aren't even sure what music they should be listening to in the first place, this is the perfect guide

All too often, potential classical music listeners are put off due to its perceived elitism. This book gleefully dispels this notion and many others as it works brilliantly to make classical music not only accessible, but also disarmingly simple and utterly engrossing. It is broken into three sections designed to steer readers through the terminology and etiquette of classical music; open the fascinating history of the genre and its key figures over the last thousand years, showing their sheer brilliance coupled with their very human natures; and provide an indispensible reference guide for any reader, whether they prefer traditional chamber music or sweeping film scores.

About the Author

Darren Henley is the Managing Director of Global Radio's national classical music station, Classic FM. His radio programmes have been honoured at the Sony Radio Academy Awards and he was named Commercial Radio Programmer of the Year in 2009. Darren's independent review into the funding and delivery of music education in England for the Department for Education and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, resulted in the country's first National Plan for Music Education. He has since authored a further independent review for the government into all aspects of Cultural Education in England. Darren studied politics at the University of Hull. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the Radio Academy, an Honorary Fellow of Canterbury Christ Church University, an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute. This is his twenty-first book about classical music and musicians. Sam Jackson is Managing Editor at Classic FM, responsible for the radio station's on-air output. He is co-author of 'The Classic FM Hall of Fame'.