A guide to classical music for young people
By: Helen Bauer.
Edition: 1st paperback ed.
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781574671810
Subjects: Music -- Instruction and study; Music -- History and criticism; Music appreciation; Composers
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The development of music; title: Reading music; title: Harmony, chords, and tonality; title: Musical structure; title: Musical terms; title: Musical genres and forms; title: The conductor; title: The orchestra, orchestration, and orchestral instruments; title: Pianos, pipe organs, and harps; title: Operas and oratorios; title: The Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical eras; title: The Romantic and Modern eras; title: The great composers of the Renaissance; title: The great composers of the Baroque era; title: The great composers of the Classical era; title: The great composers of the Romantic era; title: The great nineteenth-century nationalist and Russian composers; title: The great composers of the Post-Romantic period; title: The great modern and contemporary composers; title: Other great modern composers; title: Trends in experimental and contemporary music; title: Music appreciation.