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The History of Classical Music

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From Gregorian Chant to Henryk Gorecki, the first living classical composer to get into the pop album charts, here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music and the composers who have sought to express in music the deepest of human feelings and emotions. Polyphony, sonata form, serial music - many musical expressions are also explained - with the text illustrated by performances from some of the most highly praised recordings of recent years. From Gregorian chant to Stravinsky and Gorecki, 150 musical excerpts illustrate the narrative.

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Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9789629547110
  • File size: 299629 KB
  • Release date: April 28, 2005
  • Duration: 05:12:06

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9789629547110
  • File size: 299816 KB
  • Release date: April 28, 2005
  • Duration: 05:12:06
  • Number of parts: 4

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From Gregorian Chant to Henryk Gorecki, the first living classical composer to get into the pop album charts, here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music and the composers who have sought to express in music the deepest of human feelings and emotions. Polyphony, sonata form, serial music - many musical expressions are also explained - with the text illustrated by performances from some of the most highly praised recordings of recent years. From Gregorian chant to Stravinsky and Gorecki, 150 musical excerpts illustrate the narrative.

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