How To Hear Classical Music: Ginger Series Volume 11
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Ever wondered why most classical music concerts are such stuffy affairs? Had to bluff your way through classical music conversations? Trying to get a handle on music by modern composers? Failed to convince teenagers of the merits of Beethoven or Bach? Or just want an absorbing read about music? How to Hear Classical Music is all this and more. Davinia Caddy, an accomplished musician, historian and music writer, provides an illuminating guide that's bound to cause waves. Like all books in the fabulous Awa Press Ginger Series, How to Hear Classical Music will open readers' eyes – and ears! – to exciting new sensations.
Additional information
| ISBN | 9781877551000 |
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| Dimensions | 133 x 201 mm |
| Book Type | Paperback / softback |
| Author | Divinia Caddy |
| Author Bio | Davinia Caddy began her musical career playing principal flute in the UK's National Youth Orchestra, gained a PhD in music from Cambridge University, and carried out post-doctoral research at Oxford. She is senior lecturer at the School of Music, University of Auckland, where her specialty is 20th-century and contemporary musical culture. She has held awards from the British Academy, Music & Letters Trust, and Scouloudi Historical Foundation. |
| Number of Pages | 144 |
