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Chargement... Know It All Classical Music: The 50 Most Significant Genres, Composers & Forms, Each Explained in Under a Minutepar Dr. Joanne Cormac
Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  anushanarasimhan | Feb 5, 2020 |   Read all my reviews on http://urlphantomhive.booklikes.com Know it all Classical Music brings you 50 topics, from different eras of Western classical music in about 30 seconds each. The nice thing about it is that you get to learn a lot of different things in a short amount of time. Of course, the extent of information that can be learned in this style is rather limited. So I would see this, and other works in the series, more like an introduction to the topic. I got some nice little facts from this collection, and also thought the layout was nicely done. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! (  ) Floratina | Dec 7, 2019 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"Do you know a capella from zarzuela, or your major from your minor? Can you distinguish between a serenade and a symphony? If you have only one minute, there is time - using Know It All: Classical Music - to understand the creative journey taken by classical music from the Middle Ages to the modern era. Our early ancestors understood pitch and rhythm and the basic tools that have been worked and ordered by composers and performers over the past 400 years into an extraordinary body of music written for soloists, chamber musicians, and entire orchestras. Today, everyone has access to a prodigy of classical music, which - far from being traditional or elitist - is alive and magical. From plainsong to program music, appreciate the magnitude and majesty, the passion and the pathos of sounds that have the power to stir our emotions to great joy, or infinite sadness. Here's music to your ears."--provided by Amazon.com. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Splitting the history of classical music into 7 segments was good because the reader could recognize how western classical music has evolved over time. I particularly liked how each segment was prefaced with a glossary of terms specific to the period. This way, the jargons were introduced in bite-size and I got slowly initiated to the terms which sounded alien to me.
Classical music can be an intimidating subject to learn, but this book gives a great summary and introduces the reader to so many wonderful musicians. The way the content is presented makes the reading fun. I liked how there were notes on the margins and pictures in every other page.
I would highly recommend this book to classical music enthusiasts, people who are new to classical music and people who like music in general. To reap the full benefits of this book, I'd suggest enjoying it a page at a time while listening to the music mentioned on the page.
Note: I received a free copy of the book from the publisher. This has not influenced my review in any way. (