The : big ideas simply explained DK Publishing, Inc creator author Derham, Katie writer of supplementary textual content text enk London Dorling Kindersley Limited 2018 First American edition. monographic eng 352 pages : color illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. 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. Early music, 1000-1400 — Renaissance, 1400-1600 — Baroque, 1600-1750 — Classical, 1750-1820 — Romantic, 1810-1920 — Nationalism, 1830-1920 — Modern, 1900-1950 — Contemporary. / contributors: Levon Chilingirian [and 11 others]. 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 Music appreciation Music Europe History and criticism Composers Europe Miscellanea MT90 .C58 2018 9780241301975 PenguinGroup462974 Ingram Content Group 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 StDuBDS 180608 20250703133417.0 991009836369707026 eng