{"product_id":"the-vintage-guide-to-classical-music-an-indispensable-guide-for-understanding-and-enjoying-classical-music","title":"The Vintage Guide to Classical Music: An Indispensable Guide for Understanding and Enjoying Classical Music","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Flap\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond. \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively -- and opinionated -- musical history and an insider's key to the personalities, epochs, and genres of the Western classical tradition. Among its features: \n\u003cbr\u003e-- chronologically arranged essays on nearly 100 composers, from Guillaume de Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) to Aaron Copland (1900-1990), that combine biography with detailed analyses of the major works while assessing their role in the social, cultural, and political climate of their times; \n\u003cbr\u003e-- informative sidebars that clarify broader topics such as melody, polyphony, atonality, and the impact of the early-music movement; \n\u003cbr\u003e-- a glossary of musical terms, from a cappella to woodwinds; \n\u003cbr\u003e-- a step-by-step guide to building a great classical music library. \n\u003cbr\u003eWritten with wit and a clarity that both musical experts and beginners can appreciate, The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is an invaluable source-book for music lovers everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComposer and writer Jan Swafford received degrees from Harvard and the Yale School of Music; his work has been played throughout the United States and abroad. Among his awards are an NEA Composers Grant, a Tanglewood Fellowship and a Mellon Faculty Fellowship at Harvard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Vintage original--T.p. verso.;Includes bibliographical references (p. 559-561) and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is the most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music--from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond. \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively musical history and an insider's key to the personalities, epochs, and genres of the Western classical tradition: Among its features: \n\u003cbr\u003echronologically arranged essays on nearly 100 composers, from Guillaume de Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) to Aaron Copland (1900-1990), that combine biography with detailed analyses of the major works while assessing their role in the social, cultural, and political climate of their times \n\u003cbr\u003einformative sidebars that clarify broader topics such as melody, polyphony, atonality, and the impact of the early-music movement \n\u003cbr\u003ea glossary of musical terms, from capella to woodwinds \n\u003cbr\u003ea step-by-step guide to building a great classical music library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively -- and opinionated -- musical history and an insider's key to the personalities, epochs, and genres of the Western classical tradition. Among its features: \n\u003cbr\u003e-- chronologically arranged essays on nearly 100 composers, from Guillaume de Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) to Aaron Copland (1900-1990), that combine biography with detailed analyses of the major works while assessing their role in the social, cultural, and political climate of their times; \n\u003cbr\u003e-- informative sidebars that clarify broader topics such as melody, polyphony, atonality, and the impact of the early-music movement; \n\u003cbr\u003e-- a glossary of musical terms, from a cappella to woodwinds; \n\u003cbr\u003e-- a step-by-step guide to building a great classical music library. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with wit and a clarity that both musical experts and beginners can appreciate, The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is an invaluable source-book for music lovers everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/1993 pg. 264 (EAN 9780679728054, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eWilson Senior High Catalog\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780679728054, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Swafford, Jan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1992-12-15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Music \/ Genres \u0026amp; Styles \/ Classical|Music \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism \/ General|Music \/ Instruction \u0026amp; Study \/ Appreciation|Music \/ Reference\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Music appreciation|Music|History and criticism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679728054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780679728054\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52372831371545,"sku":"SP-9780679728054","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780679728054_spiral.png?v=1778452793","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-vintage-guide-to-classical-music-an-indispensable-guide-for-understanding-and-enjoying-classical-music","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}