Classical Music Top 40
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Classical Music Top 40

Learn How To Listen To And Appreciate The 40 Most Popular And Important Pieces I

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Classical Music Top 40

Learn How To Listen To And Appreciate The 40 Most Popular And Important Pieces I

About this book

The quintessential primer for the budding classical music lover. Millions of people adore classical music. Millions of other people want to, but simply don't know how or where to start—so many composers, so many pieces, so many versions, so much music! In either case, this book is for you. In this informal and informative guide, Rudel leads listeners through the forty most essential and popular compositions from the Four Seasons to Rhapsody in Blue, explaining the musical structure of each passage and highlighting special themes or elements to listen for as the music continues. By the time you're through with his guidance, the music is no longer just a jumbled mass of sound, but instead a stunning piece of music that's as understandable and enjoyable as any rock 'n' roll song.

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Information

Publisher
Touchstone
Year
1995
eBook ISBN
9781439135051
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Classical Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
  8. 2 Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 2
  9. 3 Barber: Adagio
  10. 4 Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
  11. 5 Beethoven: Archduke Trio
  12. 6 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5—Emperor
  13. 7 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
  14. 8 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9—Choral
  15. 9 Berlioz: Fantastic Symphony
  16. 10 Brahms: Symphony No. 1
  17. 11 Copland: Appalachian Spring
  18. 12 Debussy: Afternoon of a Faun
  19. 13 Dvořák: Symphony No. 9—From the New World
  20. 14 Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
  21. 15 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
  22. 16 Handel: Water Music
  23. 17 Handel: Messiah
  24. 18 Haydn: Symphony No. 94—Surprise
  25. 19 Holst: The Planets
  26. 20 Mahler: Symphony No. 1—Titan
  27. 21 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4—Italian
  28. 22 Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
  29. 23 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21—Elvira Madigan
  30. 24 Mozart: Symphony No. 41—Jupiter
  31. 25 Mozart: Requiem
  32. 26 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
  33. 27 Orff: Carmina Burana
  34. 28 Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  35. 29 Ravel: Boléro
  36. 30 Rossini: William Tell Overture
  37. 31 Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
  38. 32 Schubert: Trout Quintet
  39. 33 Schubert: Symphony No. 8—Unfinished
  40. 34 Smetana: The Moldau
  41. 35 Strauss, J.: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
  42. 36 Strauss, R.: Also Sprach Zarathustra
  43. 37 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
  44. 38 Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
  45. 39 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6—Pathétique
  46. 40 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
  47. Appendix A: Glossary
  48. Appendix B: Postlude: A List of Other
  49. Acknowledgments
  50. About the Author

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