Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music

Fry, Stephen,Lihoreau, Tim

ISBN 10: 0330438565 / ISBN 13: 9780330438568

Published by Pan Books Ltd, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music
• Publisher: Pan Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0330438565
• ISBN 13: 9780330438568
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A riotous, rambling, and incomplete history of classical music, complete with leg measurements

Stephen Fry presents a potted and brilliantly rambling 700-year history of classical music and the world as we know it. Along this musical journey he casually throws in references to pretty much whatever takes his fancy, from the Mongol invasion of Russia and Mr. Khan (Genghis to his friends), the founding of the MCC, the Black Death (which once again became the new black in England), to the heady revolutionary atmosphere of Mozart's Don Giovanni and the deep doo-doo that Louis XVI got into (or "du-du" as the French would say). It's all here—Ambrose and early English plainsong, Bach, Mozart (beloved of mobile phones everywhere), Beethoven, Debussy, Wagner (the old romantic), right up to the present day. Entertaining and brilliantly written, this is a pretty reckless romp of a history through classical music and much, much more.

About the Author

Tim Lihoreau regularly writes with Stephen Fry and is the multi-award winning scriptwriter for Classic FM's The Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music. He is also creative director for Classic FM.