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Classical Music 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music

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	Publisher :	Blackstone Audio Inc
	Author :	Fred Plotkin
	Narrator :	Fred Plotkin

	Length :	19 hours (Unabridged)

Physical Price :		$89.95
Download Price :		$33.49

Format :		Encoded Windows Media

World English

© 2008 Blackstone Audio Inc

In clear and entertaining prose, Plotkin explores a thousand years of music, introduces listeners to more than one hundred great works, and profiles in depth many significant composers, including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Dvok, and Mahler. He describes all the musical instruments in the orchestra, defines major musical terms, and makes music theory comprehensible for the uninitiated. There are also conversations with important musicians who offer fascinating insights about their art.
Classical Music 101 is a highly accessible guide to discovering the glories of classical music.
This recording does not include musical selections.

Fred Plotkin has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Opera News, and other publications. He lectures frequently at the Smithsonian Institution, the Juilliard School, and Columbia University. He is the author of nine books, many of them on Italian topics. He lives in New York and Italy.

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