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THE STORY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Darren Henley,Aled Jones | none | 02 Aug 2010 | NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | 9781843794042 | English | Welwyn, United Kingdom Classical music - Wikipedia Track Listing - Disc 2. The Compser as a Star. Caprice No. Overture to William Tell. Clarinet Concerto No. Carl Maria von Weber. Franz Schubert. Hector Berlioz. Nocturne in E Flat, Op. Hungarian Rhapsody No. Franz Liszt. Piano Concerto in a Minor. Robert Schumann. Romance, Op. Clara Wieck Schumann. Johannes Brahms. Violin Concerto No. Max Bruch. Anton Bruckner. Giuseppe Verdi. Jacques Offenbach. Johann Strauss II. The Carnival of the Animals. Georges Bizet. Russia the National Voice and the "Mighty Handfull". In the Steppes of Central Asia. Alexander Borodin. Modest Mussorgsky. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky. Track Listing - Disc 3. Piano Concerto No. Dance, Op. Edvard Grieg. Arthur Sullivan. Jules Massenet. Claude Debussy. Spain: El Puerto. Industrial Process. England: Pomp and Circumstance March No. Edward Elgar. Giacomo Puccini. Austria: Symphony No. Gustav Mahler. France: The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Erik Satie. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Feb 22, Jenny rated it it was amazing Shelves: audio-books. I'm listening to this on CD. It is fantastic. I love the history and abbreviated biographies that include interesting facts. Bach loved music so much he once walked miles, each way, to see a concert. The music is wonderful, of course, and they only include snippets which ensures kids get an exposure to the famous pieces but don't lose focus. I'm listening to it on my own, but I plan to put this into the CD player on the next family road trip! This is really worth listening to at least twice! View 1 comment. Nov 07, Paul Weiss rated it it was amazing Shelves: history , music. A whirlwind tour to beat all whirlwind tours! A historical overview of classical music beginning over years ago with Gregorian chants and Hidegard von Bingen culminating with a brief listen to a snippet of the soundtracks from Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter must by its very breadth be an extremely cursory whirlwind tour that forgoes all attempts at depth or explanation. From ancient to avant garde, from ridiculous to sublime, from pianissimo to con belto fortissimo - there's something here for everybody and a springboard from which any listener - no matter how young or old, no matter how educated or new to the listening of classical music - can leap into further researches in the ever broadening and ever changing field of classical music. Did you know that there is actually a performance piece of experimental classical music and, no, I am not kidding that is 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence! The performer presumably a concert pianist enters the stage, sits down at the piano and does nothing for the duration of the piece. The music such as it is is presumed to be the background noises that occur in the concert hall! What do you think? Would you be clapping wildly when the performer took his bows? In honour of the nature of the piece, I'll stay silent on the name of the composer. Another juicy little tidbit! I wonder how many other fans of classical music there are like me who were blissfully unaware that the modern "Tea for Two" which virtually any adult in North America can hum was composed by the Russian composer, Dmitri Shostakovitch. What a neat little piece of classical music trivia! To summarize, shallow and, of necessity, only informative or educational in passing but thoroughly entertaining and pleasant to listen to for the entire duration of the 4 CD production. Paul Weiss Apr 18, Jared Fontaine rated it it was amazing. I enjoyed this audiobook. It is really cool that they play samples of the music that they are talking about. I learned a lot and I have much more appreciation for classical music. The only flaw is that I don't think they mention Georg Phillip Telemann He is one of my favorite composers Oct 09, Christina rated it really liked it Shelves: adult-reads , audio , I'm not sure I would've listened to this audio if it hadn't been offered free for limited time. However I did find that I really enjoyed this. I Have been a fan of classical music ever since I was in the band in high school and I really enjoyed listening to some of my favorite pieces and trying to identify the titles and composers. Marin Alsop the fabulous music director for the Baltimore Symphony is the narrator of this audio book. She is all about making classical music accessible so narrating Henley's book was a perfect match. Aug 18, Gil Bradshaw rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Everyone. THis book is best in its audio format downloaded from audible. Preferably in format 4. It is SUCH a great primer on classical music. Feb 07, Rich rated it really liked it. A simplified overview of the history if classical music. I listened to the audio book which has great samples of the music throughout. I listened to the book twice. Jun 01, Renaissance rated it really liked it Shelves: audiobook. A good introduction to various forms of classical music and its development throughout history. The work seems to be aimed at a young audience, but it is also quite informative and I learned some interesting facts about both the music and composers. The narration moves along at a good clip, interspersed frequently with samples of music. The story also relates the music to the culture and politics of the time in which the pieces were written. This is a great beginner's guide to classical music and A good introduction to various forms of classical music and its development throughout history. This is a great beginner's guide to classical music and should stimulate further interest in this genre. Oct 03, Cathy Kristiansen rated it really liked it. A challenging task to cover the long evolution of classical music, probably best for someone with a solid grounding but a novice would do well to re-listen many times. The orchestra itself grows in size to around 60 players by the end of the period. The Piano replaces the harpsichord as the preferred keyboard instrument leading the way to the abundance of wonderful solo sonatas, concertos and additional works for the instrument. Opera in both comic and tragic forms is commonplace with Italian as the principal language. The String Quartet becomes established. As the Classical period wanes, Beethoven is the one composer who almost single handily ushered in the new musical period. This period of music sees immense advances in musical thinking. Many of the old Classical forms and structures become magnified. Symphonies, Sonatas and Concertos, extend to longer durations with a strong focus on musical development and virtuosity. Heroism, poetry, the complexities of human suffering and redemption regularly govern the work of the Romantic composers. Opera, Oratorio, and the Mass continue as popular forms but pushed to their musical limits. On a smaller scale chamber, music sees an ever more diverse range of ensemble options that brought forth remarkable musical invention. In this final period of music, everything changes. Arnold Schoenberg develops a tone composition method serialism that leads to a completely new form of music that is based on dissonance, and extremes of expression. Alongside this, the music of the Romantics continues, particularly in England with the works of Elgar, Finzi and Holst. This movement alone has produced some of the most strikingly imaginative compositions ever written. Later, the rise of electronic music in the s opens new musical doors for many composers and leads directly towards the music of today. Other musical genres including Jazz have a deep impact on the music from America, especially on composers like Bernstein, Copland and Ives. CMUSE is a participant of the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program — it is designed to provide an aid for the websites in earning an advertisement fee — by means of advertising and linking to Amazon. CMUSE is your music news and entertainment website. 4 Pieces of Classical Music With A Good Story Behind Them - CMUSE Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Marin Alsop Narrator. This lively recording is a perfect way to introduce classical music to the entire family. It looks at the music through the lives of the great composers and their environment, from the churches and cathedrals that produced the familiar sound of Gregorian chant, to Johann Sebastian Bach, the family man composing for the glory of God, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child p This lively recording is a perfect way to introduce classical music to the entire family. It looks at the music through the lives of the great composers and their environment, from the churches and cathedrals that produced the familiar sound of Gregorian chant, to Johann Sebastian Bach, the family man composing for the glory of God, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child prodigy, genius and prankster who wrote some of the finest music ever yet was buried in a pauper's grave. The story will be taken to the composers of the 21st century.