The Classical Music Book

Thisoriginal,graphic-ledbookexploresandexplainsthekeyideasunderpinningtheworld’sgreatestclassicalcompositionsandmusicaltraditions,definestheirimportancetothemusicalcanon,andplacesthemintotheirwidersocial,cultural,andhistoricalcontext.ThenineteenthtitleinDK’sbestsellingBigIdeasseries,TheClassicalMusicBookcombinesaccessible,authoritativetextwithboldexplanatorygraphicstomakethesubjectofclassicalmusicapproachabletoreaderswithaninterestinthesubjectwhowanttolearnmorewhilestillofferingenoughtoappealtomusicaficionados.FromearlydevotionalworkstothegreatsymphoniesoftheClassicalandRomanticerasandthediverseandoftenchallengingworksofthemodernera,TheClassicalMusicBooklooksatmorethan90keypiecesofmusicandexploresthesalientthemesandideasbehindeachofthem.