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A Beginner's Guide
Julian Johnson
ISBN: 9781851686872
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Oneworld Publications
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What does classical music mean to the Western World? How has it transformed over the centuries? This book examines how music is related to some of the big ideas of Western experience including spirituality, emotion, the weight of history, and self identity.
What does classical music mean to the Western World? How has it transformed over the centuries? With such a rich tradition, what relevance does it have today? Julian Johnson inspires readers to explore the field, and examines how music is related to some of the big ideas of Western experience including spirituality, emotion, the weight of history, and self identity.
| ISBN | 1851686878 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9781851686872
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 218 | | Publisher | Oneworld Publications | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Oneworld Publications | | Series title | Beginner's Guides | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Publication date | 01 Sep 2009 | | Width (mm) | 129 | | DEWEY | 780 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General | | Pages | 208 | |
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| | | Preface | | | | 1 | | What is classical music? | | 1 | | 2 | | Sounding the divine: from the Middle Ages to 1600 | | 11 | | 3 | | Sounding the human: 1600-1750 | | 45 | | 4 | | The classical ideal: 1750-1810 | | 75 | | 5 | | Musical romanticism: 1800-1900 | | 107 | | 6 | | Understanding modern music: after 1900 | | 138 | | | | Further reading and suggested listening | | 170 | | | | Glossary | | 176 | | | | Index | | 180 |
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