First Love Music---(Full Two Volumes, Classical and Pop & Pop and Brilliant)

Author: Li Zheng
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Where language ends, music begins. — Heinrich Heine
The uniqueness of music itself determines the only way to understand it: to listen. — Li Zheng
This book can be considered a popular, informative, and engaging read about music, written for non-musical professionals who wish to learn about it. The articles in the book focus on introducing the emotional charm and spiritual world of musical works, mostly based on existing materials to minimize personal opinions and ensure objectivity. Each article is carefully structured to appear different, adding vibrancy; the purpose of these articles is to tell readers about the great works in music history and what they are like. The content of this book covers two thousand years of music, from ancient Greece to the end of the 20th century, summarizing works from the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo, Classical Period, Romantic Era, and some modern styles (including jazz and a small amount of heavy metal). The section between Vivaldi and Stravinsky is slightly more extensive, with early and modern content primarily presented in a macroscopic and concise manner.
Although due to space limitations, some well-known composers are still not included, one thing is guaranteed: all musical styles from each period in history are covered, and the works introduced are all of significant importance in music history. Of course, they are also works I personally greatly admire. It must be emphasized that the views expressed in the musical works are mostly the composers' views, not my own.