Classical Music For Dummies
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (525 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764550098 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book to read to understand and enjoy classical music! I've always loved all kinds of music but never really listened to or understood what's going on with classical music. This book was incredible. Just playing the CD that comes with the book and reading the section that walks you through each piece of music opened up a whole new world of music appreciation. With each piece they present possible interpretations of what the composer was actually trying to do/say. This combined with an explanation of the musical forms that they used make you realize that it's no. "The free CD is wonderful and humor is very entertaining!" according to 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 to get a lot of humor into the text of every one of these books making any topic fun to learn! I have purchased several For Dummies books, but this one especially has had my chuckli. C. Brown said humor overpowers the content. You have to be careful with the Dummies series. Some authors use humor with discretion, others, as in this case, lard on so much humor that it gets in the way of learning and turns what should be a pleasure into an ordeal of extracting the useful information from the attempt at clever wise-cracks, puns and general satire.Yes, there is information here if you are willing to work to get it, but a good 50% of the text is gratuitous laughs. There are other books, such as "The Classical Music Experience" by Jaco
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. 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. Best of all is the introduction to music theory, which actually makes a daunting subject seem easy. In a
The more you know about classical music, the more you love it. 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, Classical Music For Dummies comes complete with a CD containing over 60 minutes of masterpieces compiled especially for the book. 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.. Now, thanks to Classical Music For Dummies, you can achieve a whole new level of insight into