Great Classical Composers: Appreciating Their Lives and Music
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (510 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1572702389 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 178 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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The great composers of classical music have achieved exalted status because their music has universal appeal, but approaching them for the first time -- or trying to understand them in the context of their lives and times -- can be a daunting task. Each cassette is devoted to a single composer, and offers background details and dramatizations from composers' lives, along with examples from their most famous works.. Each of these composers -- Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, and Verdi -- was an innovator in his time. Great Classical Composers solves both problems for eight giants of classical music. This collection intersperses musical vignettes with scenes from their lives, charting the struggles and glories they encountered and the public's response to their creations
J. S. Kaminski said Worth the Time. "Great Classical Composers" is nearly seven hours in length, but you'll find the time well spent if you are interested in classical music. Beginning with Bach in the 17th century and ending at the dawn of the "Worth the Time" according to J. S. Kaminski. "Great Classical Composers" is nearly seven hours in length, but you'll find the time well spent if you are interested in classical music. Beginning with Bach in the 17th century and ending at the dawn of the 20th with Verdi, Strauss and Tchaikovsky, the tapes cover over two hundred years and arguably the greatest composers w. 0th with Verdi, Strauss and Tchaikovsky, the tapes cover over two hundred years and arguably the greatest composers w. Ben said Enteraining way to learn about 8 great composers featured. If you want to learn about these composers but don't feeling like reading about them, then this is for you. Each tape has "Enteraining way to learn about 8 great composers featured" according to Ben. If you want to learn about these composers but don't feeling like reading about them, then this is for you. Each tape has 2 sides, containg information on a certain composer. Different voices are used to portray different people, and excerpts from some of the composers' most famous works are included on the tape.. sides, containg information on a certain composer. Different voices are used to portray different people, and excerpts from some of the composers' most famous works are included on the tape.
Basic biographical data are included, along with lesser-known facts, e.g., Bach's arrest and imprisonment for one month and Beethoven's one opera that was not well received at the time of its debut. While the dramatizations add to what could be an otherwise dry narrative, those sections of this reviewer's copy were prone to a slight distortion and distracting echo when heard on a small portable player, though there was no noticeable problem on a large stereo system. Recommended for public and academic libraries. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Each tape consists of a narration (by Gary Hope, Kevin Flood, Marcia Warren, and others) combined with brief dramatizations, portions of the composers' oeuvre, and some information about everyday l