Classical Music For Dummies
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.64 (810 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764550098 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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So there is no physical CD like the last version had Just a warning. There is NO CD that comes with this version. I wanted a CD so I could listen in the car and did not see the little print on the photo of the book that says "listen to audio tracks online". So there is no physical CD like the last version had, you have to be able to access the web, when you need to listen to the a. The free CD is wonderful and humor is very entertaining! Abby Warren I bought this because I have been listening to classical music since I subscribed to Sirius XM and wanted to learn more about the music I am hearing and enjoying. Even though it is a topic I am interested in, I can imagine that simply reading about music could be dull. Not so with Classical Music for Dummies. Somehow they manage. LHL's Mommy said our Homeschool Loves this Book!. I purchased this book because we were doing Classical Conversations this year to augment our homeschool studies. I began reading the chronological history during meals or snacks and my boys love love love it! (They are 5 and 10.) I loved how Pogue organized everyone chronologically so the progressions were seen and explained. He
Classical Music For Dummies doesn't assume that you have a degree in musicology -- or even that you took a course in music appreciation. Now, thanks to Classical Music For Dummies, you can achieve a whole new level of insight into both the composers and the compositions that have made classical music one of the great accomplishments of humankind. The CD also includes a demo version of the Angel/EMI Classics For DummiesTM multimedia interface to try out on your Windows-based PC or Macintosh computer.. Rather, the multimedially gifted David Pogue and renowned conductor Scott Speck explain classical music in terms you can understand, and they describe musical elements so that you can hear them for yourself.A reference you can dip into at any point, Classical Music For Dummies covers such topics asThe various forms that classical music takes -- from symphonies to string quartetsWhat goes on behind the scenes and on stage to fill a concert hall with great classical musicHow to recognize, by sight and by sound, the many instruments that make up an orchestraThe nuts and bolts of classical music -- from rhythm to harmonic progression Plus
Enter Scott Speck and David Pogue, who take out the unnecessary mystery, and offer an easy-to-swallow quickie education, ranging from Gregorian chants to contemporary composers such as John Adams and John Corigliano. Although the tone is unremittingly flippant and the jokes are, for the most part, pretty bad, Classical Music for Dummies is one of the better works in this series, and really does provide a useful reference for a subject too often seen as arcane. Best of all is the introduction to music theory, which actually makes