| Portion of title |
Illustrated encyclopedia of classical music |
| Portion of title |
Encyclopedia of classical music |
| Contents |
The world of music. Era introduction ; China ; South Asia ; Southeast Asia ; The Americas ; Africa ; Oceania ; The near East ; Greece and Rome -- The medieval era. Era introduction ; Personalities ; Styles and forms ; Instruments ; Listening guide -- Renaissance. Era introduction ; Personalities ; Styles and forms ; Instruments ; Listening guide -- The early Baroque. Era introduction ; Claudio Monteverdi ; Henry Purcell ; Personalities ; Styles and forms ; Instruments ; Listening guide -- The late Baroque. Era introduction ; Johann Sebastian Bach ; George Frideric Handel ; Personalities ; Styles and forms ; Instruments ; Listening guide -- The classical era. Era introduction ; Joseph Haydn ; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; Ludwig van Beethoven ; Personalities ; Styles and forms ; Instruments ; Listening guide -- The early romantic. Era introduction ; Franz Schubert ; Personalities ; Styles and forms ; Instruments ; Listening guide -- The late romantic. Era introduction ; Richard Wagner ; Giuseppe Verdi ; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ; Personalities ; Styles and forms ; Instruments ; Listening guide -- The modern era. Era introduction ; Igor Stravinsky ; Claude Debussy ; Personalities ; Styles and forms ; Instruments ; Listening guide -- The late 20th century. Era introduction ; Personalities ; Styles and forms ; Opera ; Instruments ; Listening guide. |
| Abstract |
Organized chronologically by era, an authoritative guide features in each chapter an introduction to each period, as well as its key composers, personalities, styles, forms, and instruments; and is extensively cross-referenced. and providing a Listening Guide for each era, historical background, discography, bibliography, and nine hundred full-color illustrations. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-367), discography (pages 368-371) and index. |
| Other title |
Billboard (Cincinnati, Ohio : 1963) |
| ISBN | 0823076989 |
