3 Days to Understand Classical Music (Completely Illustrated)

Author: (Japan) Kozo Hattori, Mayuko Morimoto
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: How did Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring turn audiences into a mob? Will the Ninth Symphony bring misfortune to the composer? Are there over 50 musicians named Bach? Was the trumpet originally a tool for exorcism? Where did music begin? What is a sonata? What is an orchestra? Is classical music unattainable and difficult to understand? The answers are all in this book! Plus more fun classical music facts!