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Product Identifiers
PublisherDorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN-101465491368
ISBN-139781465491367
eBay Product ID (ePID)11038794541
Product Key Features
Book TitleComposers : Their Lives and Works
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory & Criticism, Composers & Musicians, Individual Composer & Musician
Publication Year2020
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDk
Book SeriesDk History Changers Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight49 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2022-561002
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal780.922
SynopsisIntroduced with a stunning portrait of each featured composer, more than 90 biographical entries trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each musical genius and their work. 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 as masterpieces 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 artefacts, 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., "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.
LC Classification NumberML390.C7195 2020
