Bibliograph

Classical music for dummies, by David Pogue and Scott Speck

Type

Label

Classical music for dummies, by David Pogue and Scott Speck

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Classical music for dummies

Oclc number

1253747378

Responsibility statement

by David Pogue and Scott Speck

Series statement

For dummies

Summary

This book takes you on a journey of discovery and understanding of the popular music of the past -- of the classical orchestra, the music its members play, and the brilliant, colorful composers who wrote it. Excerpts of music available online from dummies.com

Table Of Contents

Part 1: Getting started with classical music. Prying open the classical music oyster ; The entire history of music in 80 pages ; Spotting a sonata -- Part 2: Listen up! Dave 'n' Scott's E-Z concert survival guide ; For your listening pleasure ; Backstage tour -- Part 3: A field guide to the orchestra. Keyboards & Co. ; Strings attached ; Gone with the woodwinds ; The top (and bottom) brass ; Percussion's greatest hits -- Part 4: Peeking into the composer's brain. The dreaded music theory chapter ; Once more, with feeling: tempo, dynamics, and orchestration -- Part 5: The part of tens. The ten most common misconceptions about classical music ; The ten best musical terms for cocktail parties ; Ten greatest classical music jokes ; Ten ways to get more music in your life -- Part 6: Appendixes. Listen to this! Starting a classical music collection ; Classical music timeline

Target audience

general

Classification