Publisher's Synopsis
Everyone loves to laugh to wonder and to be amazed. ÊHigh Notes and LowÊ presents interesting and unusual anecdotal information about classical music and musicians in a down-to-earth easily readable form. Free of technical jargon the book is appealing not only to the musician but to the general reader as well and offers information that all can enjoy.ÞThe book is divided into six sections that provide general categories of anecdotes ä Composers Performers Critics Conductors Compositions and This and That ä and encompasses information from all periods of music history. Whether it's camels onstage during the performance of an opera a conductor's faux pas with a queen an enraged wife burning her husband's only copy of a symphony or a look into the many complexities of the Metropolitan Opera building at Lincoln Center readers will find a vast assortment of fascinating unexpected and often unusual facts to keep them enthralled. No other book on the market provides such a wide enthusiastic and all-encompassing look into the facts and foibles of classical music.ÞOriginally designed for broadcast on KLRE-FM Arkansas' premier classical music station ÊHigh Notes and LowÊ proves that the world of the classical musician is indeed a wonderful and sometimes zany place to visit!
