Guide to Chamber Music

✍ Scribed by Melvin Berger

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 480
• Series: Dover Books on Music
• Edition: 3rd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Not only worhtwhile but so beautifully written and so informative that it should be in every chamber music lover's library." — Los Angeles Times. Authoritative, beautifully written guide presents 231 of the most frequently performed pieces of chamber music by 55 composers. For each, the author gives a brief biography, followed by discussions of the individual compositions — both their historical and musical contexts and their salient features, including formal organization, content, and any extramusical associations. "No lover of chamber music should be without this Guide." — John Barkham Reviews. Preface. Glossary.

✦ Subjects

#Chamber Music; #Classical; #Musical Genres; #Music; #Arts & Photography; #Reference; #Music; #Arts & Photography; #Composition; #Theory, Composition & Performance; #Music; #Classical; #Composers & Musicians; #Arts & Literature; #Biographies & Memoirs; #History and Criticism; #Melvin Berger; #Guides; #Dover Books on Music