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The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music by Timothy K. Smith

The NPR Curious Listener’s Guide to Classical Music

By Timothy K. Smith
Foreword by Michael Tilson Thomas

By Timothy K. Smith
Foreword by Michael Tilson Thomas

By Timothy K. Smith
Foreword by Michael Tilson Thomas

By Timothy K. Smith
Foreword by Michael Tilson Thomas

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Category: Music | Reference

Category: Music | Reference

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Aug 06, 2002 | 272 Pages

Ebook $7.99

Aug 06, 2002 | 272 Pages

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    About The NPR Curious Listener’s Guide to Classical Music

    For the beginner or the devotee—it’s everything the classical music buff needs to know.

    • The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky
    • Significant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo Ma
    • The landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don Juan
    • A concise history of classical music
    • A deconstruction of the art form
    • The language of classical music
    • Valuable resources for the Curious Listener

    About The NPR Curious Listener’s Guide to Classical Music

    For the beginner or the devotee—it’s everything the classical music buff needs to know.

    • The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky
    • Significant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo Ma
    • The landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don Juan
    • A concise history of classical music
    • A deconstruction of the art form
    • The language of classical music
    • Valuable resources for the Curious Listener

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    About Timothy K. Smith

    Tim Smith has written and edited feature stories for periodicals for 40 years. He was the senior features editor at Fortune magazine, and before that he worked as a reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal. A native New Yorker, he was educated… More about Timothy K. Smith

    About Timothy K. Smith

    Tim Smith has written and edited feature stories for periodicals for 40 years. He was the senior features editor at Fortune magazine, and before that he worked as a reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal. A native New Yorker, he was educated… More about Timothy K. Smith

    Product Details

    Category: Music | Reference

    Paperback | $14.95
    Published by TarcherPerigee
    Aug 06, 2002 | 272 Pages | 5-1/8 x 8 | ISBN 9780399527951

    Category: Music | Reference

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by TarcherPerigee
    Aug 06, 2002 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9781440674150

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