02996pam a22004211i 4500 991009836369707026 UkOxU 20250703133417.0 m || d | cr ||||||||||| 180608s2018 enk o 000|0|eng|d GBB8C6961 bnb 9780241301975 021404788-44oxf_inst (UkOxU)021404788 (Uk)018935021 PenguinGroup462974 Ingram Content Group StDuBDS eng rda pn StDuBDS Uk eng ukblsr MT90 .C58 2018 DK Publishing, Inc. author 25653 The classical music book : big ideas simply explained / contributors: Levon Chilingirian [and 11 others]. First American edition. London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2018. 352 pages : color illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. Big ideas simply explained Early music, 1000-1400 — Renaissance, 1400-1600 — Baroque, 1600-1750 — Classical, 1750-1820 — Romantic, 1810-1920 — Nationalism, 1830-1920 — Modern, 1900-1950 — Contemporary. From Mozart to Mendelssohn, this comprehensive guide to classical music history and classical music biography is the perfect latest addition to the bestselling Big Ideas series. Easy to understand and clear to follow, this history of classical music explores and explains music theory and the impact of seminal pieces, while also providing fascinating stories about the lives of crucial composers and performers. Including an insightful foreword by Katie Derham, The Classical Music Book analyses over 90 works by famous composers. From Thomas Tallis in the early period to baroque masters like Bach and Handel, to the classical genius of Beethoven and Wagner and beyond to the modern day, The Classical Music Book explores the key ideas underpinning the world's greatest classical compositions and musical traditions, and defines their importance to the musical canon, placing them into their wider social, cultural, and historical context. The unique approach to the subject makes this book the perfect classical music guide for everyone. Regardless of whether you are relatively new to the subject and want to learn or if you are a classical music aficionado, there is plenty to discover in The Classical Music Book. Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. UkOxU Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed. Music appreciation 25655 Music Europe History and criticism 25656 Composers Europe Miscellanea 25657 Derham, Katie writer of supplementary textual content 25658 Print version : 9780241301975 lcc 0 0 ddc 0 0 TBS TBS 2025-07-03 0 MT90 CHI B05828 2025-07-03 1 2025-07-03 1 4821 4821