The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music

Tim Smith, National Public Radio (U.S.)

Paperback (06 Aug 2002)

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Publisher's Synopsis

For the beginner or the devotee-it's everything the classical music buff needs to know.

The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky
Significant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo Ma
The landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don Juan
A concise history of classical music
A deconstruction of the art form
The language of classical music
Valuable resources for the Curious Listener

About the Publisher

Perigee Books

Perigee Books, originally created as the trade paperback imprint for G. P. Putnam's Sons, has featured an eclectic range of titles from virtually every category of publishing, both fiction and nonfiction. One of the earliest, William Golding's Lord of the Flies, is now the only work of fiction on the list. Perigee's publishing program has evolved to fulfill its mandate to be useful, useless, creative, and curious. Publishing in both hardcover and paperback formats (as well as original eBooks), Perigee features a range of prescriptive non-fiction, self-help and how-to books, guides to creativity, and popular reference. The list also features a line of illustrated gift and craft books.

Book information

ISBN:	9780399527951
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint:	Perigee Books
Pub date:	06 Aug 2002
DEWEY:	781.68
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	249
Weight:	222g
Height:	206mm
Width:	129mm
Spine width:	18mm