Foreign Name Dictionary Appreciation

Author: Luo Chuankai
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: In 1986, Professor Luo Chuankai painstakingly compiled the "Dictionary of Foreign Popular Classical Music Appreciation," which explained over 500 popular and enjoyable foreign classical pieces in an accessible manner. After its publication, it was widely welcomed by music enthusiasts. Now, Professor Luo has thoroughly revised the original book, adding many new entries and renaming it "Dictionary of Foreign Classical Music Appreciation," which is even more refined and refreshing than the original. With over 600 world-famous musical works, along with explanations of composers, musical ensembles, and musical terms, this book provides more comprehensive guidance for music lovers to fully appreciate music. This book is a supplement to the "Dictionary of Foreign Popular Classical Music Appreciation," which also includes foreign instrumental works that are easy to understand, frequently performed, and have been recorded. It mainly adds more popular symphonies and concertos, aiming to help music lovers better understand these famous large-scale instrumental works. At the same time, to make it easier for readers to find titles and composers, this edition also adds a Pinyin index of titles, while retaining the original title index by stroke order and composer index by title.
Now, with the popularization of art music, in addition to the widely accepted small and medium-sized instrumental works, larger symphonies and concertos have also become beloved works of art music for audiences. The main works included in this book are vocal arrangements and instrumental arrangements. Arrangements are the product of popularizing and democratizing music, and also a standard for measuring the degree of popularization of a work. For example, Dvo?ák's "Humoresque" and Schubert's "Serenade" have become more widely known due to their various arrangements. Of course, not all works become popular and widely accepted through arrangements. Many symphonic poems, orchestral overtures, and suites, such as Beethoven's "Egmont Overture" and Dukas's "The Little Sorcerer," have become popular mainly in their original performance forms.
While introducing works and composers, this book also introduces some famous foreign conductors and musical ensembles, allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of the styles of composers, performers, and ensembles after appreciating the pieces.