The chronicle of classical music : an intimate diary of the lives and music of the great composers
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The chronicle of classical music : an intimate diary of the lives and music of the great composers
Thames and Hudson, 2000, c1994
1st pbk ed
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
First published in 1994 by Thames and Hudson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-281) and discography (p. 278-279)
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Chronicle of Classical Music is a diary-style chronology tracing the development of Western classical music, revealing the inside story of the composers' daily lives: their travels, encounters, great works, performances, patrons, friends, lovers, families, finances, struggles and ambitions - a kaleidoscope of facts. Here is history of classical music presented in a way that is accessible, vivid and multi-dimensional - an essential book for all those interested in, or who are looking for a way into, serious music.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: The Origins of Western Music
- 1. 1600 - 1699: The Flowering of Baroque Music
- 2. 1700 - 1799: From Baroque to Classicism
- 3. 1800 - 1899: The Romantic Century
- 4. 1900 - Today: The Century of Modernism.
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