Item Detail
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Staines, Joe
Buckley, Jonathan -
Classical music : the rough guide
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Book
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2nd ed.
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London; New York, N.Y.
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1998
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Rough Guides, Distributed by Penguin Books USA
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x, 505 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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1858282578
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Music appreciation.
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Music History; Classical Music
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ML 100 .C52 1998
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Staines, Joem and Jonathan Buckley, eds. Classical Music: The Rough Guide, 2d ed. The Rough Guides. London: Rough Guides, Ltd., 1998.
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A very brief, non-scholarly summary of selected composers with a buyer's guide to recordings of selected works.
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The editors' selection of the best works by the most interesting composers.
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Articles on each composer are arranged alphabetically by last name of composer and contain a brief summary of the composer's contribution to music. After the summary, the works of each composer are divided into general groups/genres with a synopsis of his/her most significant works with selected recordings and reviews of those works. Includes a glossary of general music terms.
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Helpful for selecting good recordings. Gives full recording label information. Includes illustrations, photographs, and caricatures.
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No author or bibliography for any entry. Very brief, non-scholarly entries.
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BYU Mus Ref
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4343