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The Vintage Guide to Classical MusicThe Vintage Guide to Classical Music by Jan Swafford
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The NPR Guide to Building a Classical CD Collection : The 350 Essential WorksThe NPR Guide to Building a Classical CD Collection : The 350 Essential Works by Ted Libbey
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The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs Yearbook 2004/5 (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and Dvds Yearbook)The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs Yearbook 2004/5 (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and Dvds Yearbook) by Ivan March
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Classical Music 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical MusicClassical Music 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music by Fred Plotkin
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If It Ain't Baroque: More Music History As It Ought To Be TaughtIf It Ain't Baroque: More Music History As It Ought To Be Taught by David W. Barber
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A Night at the Opera: An Irreverent Guide to The Plots, The Singers, The Composers, The Recordings (Modern Library Paperbacks)A Night at the Opera: An Irreverent Guide to The Plots, The Singers, The Composers, The Recordings (Modern Library Paperbacks) by Denis Sir Forman
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The Grove Book of OperasThe Grove Book of Operas
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Opera and the Morbidity of Music (New York Review Books Collections)Opera and the Morbidity of Music (New York Review Books Collections) by Joseph Kerman
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Mawrdew Czgowchwz (New York Review Books Classics)Mawrdew Czgowchwz (New York Review Books Classics) by James Mccourt
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Debuting in 1971, McCourt's comedic novel takes on the world of opera through title character Mawrdew Czgowchwz (pronounced "Mardu Gorgeous").
The Life of Bach (Musical Lives)The Life of Bach (Musical Lives) by Peter Williams
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J.S. Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer and organist. His vast output of sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments earned him a place among the world's greatest composers
The Life of Mozart (Musical Lives)The Life of Mozart (Musical Lives) by John Rosselli
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Mozart (1756-1791) was a Classical composer of symphonic, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. This biography provides an in-depth look at his life and music through non-technical language.
Mozart: A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives)Mozart: A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives) by Peter Gay
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Peter Gay, Yale Professor and winner of the National Book Award, offers a concise and helpful introduction to Mozart, debunking romantic interpretations of the composer's life.
The Life of Beethoven (Musical Lives)The Life of Beethoven (Musical Lives) by David Wyn Jones
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Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer, a major figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras.
Beethoven (Revised Edition)Beethoven (Revised Edition) by Maynard Solomon
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The Life of Schubert (Musical Lives)The Life of Schubert (Musical Lives) by Christopher H. Gibbs
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Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer, considered the last master of the Viennese Classical school and one of the earliest proponents of musical Romanticism.
The Life of Bellini (Musical Lives)The Life of Bellini (Musical Lives) by John Rosselli
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Bellini (1801-1835) was an Italian opera composer. Known for his flowing melodic line, he was the quintessential composer of Bel canto opera. This is the 1st full-length English biography in 25 years
The Life of Berlioz (Musical Lives)The Life of Berlioz (Musical Lives) by Peter Bloom
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Berlioz (1803-1869) was arguably the greatest French Romantic composer of the 19th century. Bloom's biography is based on archival sources and the composer's only recently made available writings.
The Life of Mendelssohn (Musical Lives)The Life of Mendelssohn (Musical Lives) by Peter Mercer-Taylor
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Mendelssohn (1805-1847) was a German composer of the early Romantic period. He wrote symphonies, concertos, oratories, piano and chamber music. This is the 1st new biography to appear in some 17 years
The Life of Verdi (Musical Lives)The Life of Verdi (Musical Lives) by John Rosselli
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Verdi (1813-1901) was the most influential composer of the 19th century's Italian School of Opera. Rosselli offers a rich view of the events and experiences that shaped Verdi as a musician and a man.
The Life of Mahler (Musical Lives)The Life of Mahler (Musical Lives) by Peter Franklin
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Mahler (1860-1911) was an important post-romantic composer; most of his work was concentrated in two genres: song and symphony. This book assumes a certain amount of prior knowledge of Mahler
The Life of Elgar (Musical Lives)The Life of Elgar (Musical Lives) by Michael Kennedy
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Edward Elgar (1857-1934) was an English composer. Kennedy's biography draws on letters and documents which have become available over the last 25 years to analyze the composer's complex personality.
The Life of Richard Strauss (Musical Lives)The Life of Richard Strauss (Musical Lives) by Bryan Gilliam
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Strauss (1864-1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. He was also a noted conductor.
The Life of Charles Ives (Musical Lives)The Life of Charles Ives (Musical Lives) by Stuart Feder
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Ives (1874-1954) was one of the first American composers of classical music to gain international significance. Feder weaves concise biography with musical discussions and photographs.
Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) by Igor Stravinsky
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(1882-1971) Russian-born composer of modern classical music. He composed in the primitivist, neo-classical and serialist styles, but is best known for 2 early works:The Rite of Spring and The Firebird
Debussy and His World (The Bard Music Festival)Debussy and His World (The Bard Music Festival)
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The Cambridge Companion to Debussy (Cambridge Companions to Music)The Cambridge Companion to Debussy (Cambridge Companions to Music)
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