Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers

Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers
Author: Patrick Kavanaugh
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0310208068

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This is a compelling and inspiring look at spiritual beliefs that influenced some of the world's greatest composers, now revised and expanded with eight additional composers.

Composers

Composers
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 1059
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0744036852

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“The only love affair I have ever had was with music.” Maurice Ravel A compelling celebration of more than 90 of the world’s most influential composers from the medieval period to the present day, Composers reveals the fascinating stories of their lives, loves, and works. Biographical entries – introduced with a stunning portrait of each featured composer – trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each musical genius. Profiles offer revealing insights into what drove each individual to create the musical masterpieces – symphonies, concertos, and operatic scores – that changed the direction of classical music and are still celebrated and treasured today. Lavishly illustrated with paintings or photographs of each composer, alongside original musical scores and personal correspondence, images of their homes and where they worked, and personal effects and other important artifacts, the book introduces the key influences, themes, and working methods of each individual, setting their works within a wider historical and cultural context. Charting the development of classical music and music movements across the centuries, Composers provides a compelling glimpse into the personal lives, loves, and influences of the giants of the classical music canon.

Classical Music

Classical Music
Author: Phil G. Goulding
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2011-03-16
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0307760464

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MAKE A SOUND INVESTMENT IN CLASSICAL MUSIC Who are the ten most important classical composers? Who in the world was Palestrina? Why did Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" cause a riot? Which five of each important composer's works should you buy? What is a concerto and how does it differ from a sonata? Maybe you don't know the answers to these questions; author Phil Goulding certainly didn't. When Goulding first tried to learn about classical music, he found himself buried in an avalanche of technical terms and complicated jargon--so he decided to write the book he couldn't find. The result is a complete classical music education in one volume. Comprehensive, discriminating, and delightfully irreverent, Classical Music provides such essential information as: * Rankings of the top 50 composers (Bach is #1. Borodin is #50) * A detailed and anecdotal look at each composer's life and work * The five primary works of each composer and specific recommended CDs for each. * Further great works of each composer--if you really like him * Concise explanations of musical terminology, forms, and periods * A guide to the parts and history of the symphony orchestra "This book uses every conceivable gimmick to immerse readers in the richness of classical music: lists, rankings, sidebars devoted to lively anecdotes, and catchy leads." --The Washington Post "One terrific music appreciation book...The information is surprisingly detailed but concisely presented. Goulding's writing style is breezy yet mature....[He] has raised music appreciation from a racket to a service." --The Arizona Daily Star

Classical Music

Classical Music
Author: John Stanley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2005
Genre: Composers
ISBN: 9781845331580

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Fully revised and updated, this book provides an introduction to 800 years of classical music and recommends key recordings for a complete understanding of each era.

The Great Composers and Their Works

The Great Composers and Their Works
Author: Nicolas Slonimsky
Publisher: Schirmer G Books
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2000
Genre: Music
ISBN:

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Provides biographical information on nineteen composers, describes the musical components of their major works, and provides anecdotal background on those works.

The Gift of Music

The Gift of Music
Author: Jane Stuart Smith
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 322
Release: 1995
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780891078692

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Fascinating descriptions of forty leading composers whose faith, or lack of it, had an influence on Western civilization. Indexed. Great for all students of music.

A Taste for the Classics

A Taste for the Classics
Author: Patrick Kavanaugh
Publisher: Sparrow Corporation
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1993
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780917143298

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Stories of the Great Composers: Book & CD

Stories of the Great Composers: Book & CD
Author: Maurice Hinson
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2000-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739012796

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It is important that young students learn about the lives of the great composers who have enriched our lives with beautiful music. The 12 units in Stories of the Great Composers give elementary students a glimpse into each composer's life, character and music. Includes a CD recording of the suggested listening, featuring one composition by each composer.

Meet the Great Composers, Bk 1

Meet the Great Composers, Bk 1
Author: Maurice Hinson
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 38
Release: 1996-04
Genre: Composers
ISBN: 9780739010440

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Contains information on 17 composers who range from the Baroque period to the Contemporary period. Book contains a picture with relevant facts and suggested listening, a brief biography, a study of his music (or time he lived) and a question and answer page for each composer. The accompanying CD includes the suggested listening for each composer; the activity sheets contain the picture with facts and question and answer page for each composer in a reproducible format.

Secret Lives of Great Composers

Secret Lives of Great Composers
Author: Elizabeth Lunday
Publisher: Quirk Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2014-04-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1594747466

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Discover little-known stories from music history—including murder, riots, and heartbreak—in this entertaining tour through the fascinating (and surprising) lives of classical music masters With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Gioachino Rossini (draft-dodging womanizer) to Johann Sebastian Bach (jailbird) to Richard Wagner (alleged cross-dresser), Secret Lives of Great Composers recounts the seamy, steamy, and gritty history behind the great masters of international music. Here, you’ll learn that Edward Elgar dabbled with explosives; that John Cage was obsessed with fungus; that Berlioz plotted murder; and that Giacomo Puccini stole his church’s organ pipes and sold them as scrap metal so he could buy cigarettes. This is one music history lesson you’ll never forget!