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The Penguin Companion to Classical Music

Author Paul Griffiths
Publisher Penguin Books
Category Music
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PublisherPenguin Books
ISBN / ASIN0140515593
ISBN-139780140515596
Sales Rank2,157,627
CategoryMusic
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

Description

In this impressive volume, music critic Paul Griffiths offers a succinct and comprehensive guide to the history, forms, and personalities of classical music. Here readers will find:

• Biographies of thousands of composers from Albinoni to Zappa, with in-depth treatment of major figures
• Coverage of individual works, including plot summaries of operas and ballets
• Articles on the history of music and instruments
• Entries on musical forms, from medieval plainchant to z contemporary minimalism
• Clear definitions of technical terms and jargon
• And much more

This is a must for all those interested in the colorful and complex universe of classical music.

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