num_pages: 912
description: In this impressive volume, music critic Paul Griffiths offers a succinct and comprehensive guide to the history, forms, and personalities of classical music. Here readers will find:  • Biographies of thousands of composers from Albinoni to Zappa, with in-depth treatment of major figures • Coverage of individual works, including plot summaries of operas and ballets • Articles on the history of music and instruments • Entries on musical forms, from medieval plainchant toz contemporary minimalism • Clear definitions of technical terms and jargon • And much more This is a must for all those interested in the colorful and complex universe of classical music.
language: English
title: The Penguin Companion to Classical Music
titlecomplete: The Penguin Companion to Classical Music
genres: Music, Reference, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Penguin Books