TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ainsley,Robert
AU  - Burrows,John
AU  - Wiffen,Charles
TI  - The complete classical music guide
SN  - 0756692563 (hc)
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - DK Pub.
KW  - Music appreciation
N1  - "Based on content previously published in Eyewitness companions : Classical music"--T.p. verso; Introducing classical music. The elements of classical music ; Classical music instruments ; Classical music in performance -- The history of classical music. Early music (1000-1600) ; The Baroque era (1600-1750) ; The Classical era (1750-1820) ; The Romantic era (1810-1920) ; Romantic opera (1810-1920) ; National schools (1830-1950) ; Modern music (1900-present)
N2  - "The essential listener's guide to more than a thousand years of Western classical music ; Explains the elements and terminology of classical music in clear and simple terms ; Discusses the music and instruments of each period, from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras, to developments in modern music sine 1900 ; Explores the life stories, musical styles, and most popular works of almost 300 composers"--Back of container
ER  -