Classical music : an introduction
2020
eBook
Abstract: This resource provides the history of classical music from its medieval origins through to the modern era.
Main title:
Classical music : an introduction / Michael Swift.
Author:
Swift, Michael, editorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
[S.l.] : Greene Media, 2017.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2020.
Collation:
1 online resource (58 entries) : 193 images ; digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Introduction -- Timeline -- 1. Early and renaissance music: Tallis; Other early and renaissance composers -- 2. Baroque music: Corelli; Purcell; Vivaldi; Handel; Bach; Other baroque composers -- 3. The classical period: Haydn; Mozart; Beethoven; Other classical composers -- 4. The romantic era: Mendelssohn; Brahms; Tchaikovsky; Wagner; Mahler; Puccini; Rachmaninov; Verdi; Other Romantic composers -- 5. Modern music: Elgar; Britten; Pàˆrt; Other modern composers -- 6. The orchestra: The key instruments; Cello; Clarinet; Drums; Flute; French horn; Keyboards; Oboe; Trumpet; Tuba; Violin -- 7. Great symphony orchestras: Berlin Philharmonic; Boston Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic -- 8. Major conductors: Sir Thomas Beecham; Bernard Haitink; Herbert Von Karajan; Sir Simon Rattle; Arturo Toscanini -- Credits.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781787856097 (electronic version)
Dewey class:
781.68
LC class:
ML200
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
501551
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