Record details

• ISBN: 1574671812
• ISBN: 9781574671810
• Physical Description: xi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
• Publisher: New York : Amadeus Press, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The development of music -- Reading music -- Harmony, chords, and tonality -- Musical structure -- Musical terms -- Musical genres and forms -- The conductor -- The orchestra, orchestration, and orchestral instruments -- Pianos, pipe organs, and harps -- Operas and oratorios -- The Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical eras -- The Romantic and Modern eras -- The great composers of the Renaissance -- The great composers of the Baroque era -- The great composers of the Classical era -- The great composers of the Romantic era -- The great nineteenth-century nationalist and Russian composers -- The great composers of the Post-Romantic period -- Great composers of the Modern era -- Other great modern composers -- Trends in experimental and contemporary music -- Music appreciation.

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Subject:

Composers.
Music appreciation.
Music > History and criticism.
Music > Instruction and study.

Genre:

Young adult literature.