How to Hear Classical Music

✍ Scribed by Caddy, Davinia

• Publisher: Awa Press
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Series: Ginger series
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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? This book is an illuminating guide that will be a hit with classical music lovers and those keen to discover more about the subject, written by an accomplished musician, historian, and music writer. Devoid of snobbery, with an engaging, informal feel, How to Hear Classical Music will open readers' eyes-and ears!-to exciting new sensations.;Real estate; Play me, I'm yours; Hooked on classics; Concert halls? Blow 'em up!; Journeyers; Confessions; Modern classical; Music on hold; Me, myself and my music; Performance anxiety; Interventions; The happiness project; Books and recordings; Glossary of technical terms; About the Author; Acknowledgements.

✦ Table of Contents

Real estate
Play me, I'm yours
Hooked on classics
Concert halls? Blow 'em up!
Journeyers
Confessions
Modern classical
Music on hold
Me, myself and my music
Performance anxiety
Interventions
The happiness project
Books and recordings
Glossary of technical terms
About the Author
Acknowledgements.

✦ Subjects

Composition (Music);Music;Music appreciation;Music--Social aspects;;;Music -- Social aspects