This comprehensive encyclopedia gives an overview of the way music has developed, beginning with ancient civilizations through to the present day. The book then provides an illustrated guide to the fascinating lives of the great composers - the places where they lived and worked, scenes from their ballets or operas, and examples of their original manuscripts.
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Max Wade-Matthews attended the RAF School of Music at Uxbridge and served in brass bands in England, Germany and Hong Kong. He has written several books, including Musical Leicester, a history of musical life in that city, as well as playing with brass bands, conducting and teaching. Wendy Thompson was Editorial Director at Faber Music Limited from 1986-91. In 1993 she founded Classic Arts Productions Limited, an independent radio production company that provides distinguished music programmes for BBC Radio 3.
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A big coffee table book with endless superb illustrations and a lot of meaty text. Instruments get as much attention as the history of music itself. One reviewer found minor flaws - a mispelling here and that, a century of musical history covered too quickly. I can't speak to that. I think it's an amazing book to have and browse on any quiet evening.
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I really recommend this book to anyone who wants a nice overview of Musical instruments, history, and composers. It has great coverage of all the instruments and some information on how they work and are played. It covers a ton of music history and talks about many composers. I haven't gotten a chance to really thoroughly read it yet but I'm already very impressed and like it better than the other encyclopedia I had looked at.
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I am a high school music teacher and I use this book for my music appreciation class. It is extremely accurate and very helpful with instruments, composers, and time periods!
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The delivery was fast and the package came in a good condition. I was impressed by the quality of the book with such a low price and good condition. Read more
Published on October 27, 2009 by Hung Jui Huang
Every musical teen should have this book
Both my granddaughter and I have played several musical instruments and share a strong bond with music. Read more
Published on January 7, 2008 by Joan Manning
An Excellent Low-Cost Music Reference
This is NOT a concise history of music. But for the price, you are getting an interesting, easily read book containing many articles on numerous aspects of music including a lot... Read more
Published on October 18, 2007 by Priscilla Stilwell
Always look before you leap!
This book was a Christmas gift to myself, an impulse buy, and a splurge item all at the same time, as it was on clearance near the cash-register of a local book store this... Read more
Published on January 11, 2007 by G. Callahan
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