All Music Guide to Classical Music
The Definitive Guide to Classical Music
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(Book). This is the definitive source for composers, compositions, and genres. The book contains over 500 composer and 800 performer biographies. Each artist entry includes vital statistics and album recommendations. The book covers thousands of compositions, including operas, symphonies, concertos, and ballets, and it includes 23 essays devoted to classical music's major eras, forms, and genres. Choral works, songs, keyboard works, chamber music, and film scores receive dedicated sections. Includes 4,000 descriptions of composers' works and 12,000 recordings recommended by All Music Guide editors.
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All Music Guide to Classical Music, Gerald Brennan, Allen Schrott, Chris Woodstra
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- Released
- 2005
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- All Music Guide to Classical Music
- Subtitle
- The Definitive Guide to Classical Music
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Gerald Brennan, Allen Schrott, Chris Woodstra
- Publisher
- Backbeat Books
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 1632
- ISBN10
- 0879308656
- ISBN13
- 9780879308650
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Language Textbooks & Dictionaries, References & Manuals, Music Theme, Encyclopedia, USA, Dictionaries
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Description
- (Book). This is the definitive source for composers, compositions, and genres. The book contains over 500 composer and 800 performer biographies. Each artist entry includes vital statistics and album recommendations. The book covers thousands of compositions, including operas, symphonies, concertos, and ballets, and it includes 23 essays devoted to classical music's major eras, forms, and genres. Choral works, songs, keyboard works, chamber music, and film scores receive dedicated sections. Includes 4,000 descriptions of composers' works and 12,000 recordings recommended by All Music Guide editors.