Classical Music For Dummies 2nd edition

Marc Notes: Haydn, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms, oh, my! A beginner's guide to classical music, this is a friendly, funny, easy-to-understand guide to composers, instruments, orchestras, concerts, recordings, and more. Biographical Note: David Pogue studied music at Yale and has been a conductor on Broadway and worked as a columnist at the "New York Times." Scott Speck, an award-winning music director and conductor, has led symphony orchestras from coast to coast and around the world. Publisher Marketing: Haydn, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms, oh, my! The beginner's guide to classical music "Classical Music For Dummies" is a friendly, funny, easy-to-understand guide to composers, instruments, orchestras, concerts, recordings, and more. Classical music is widely considered one of the pinnacles of human achievement, and this informative guide will shows you just how beautiful and rewarding it can be. You'll learn how Bach is different from Beethoven, how Mozart is different still, and why not all "classical" music is actually Classical if it's really Baroque or Romantic. You'll be introduced to the composers and their work, and discover the groundbreaking pieces that shake the world every time they're played. Begin building your classical music library with the essential recordings that define orchestral, choral, and operatic beauty as you get acquainted with the orchestras and musicians that bring the composers to life. Whether you want to play classical music or just learn more about it, "Classical Music For Dummies" will teach you everything you need to know to get the most out of this increasingly popular genre. Distinguish flute from piccolo, violin from viola, and trumpet from trombone Learn the difference between overtures, requiems, arias, and masses Explore the composers that shaped music as we know it Discover the recordings your music library cannot be without Classical music has begun sneaking into the mainstream -- if your interest has been piqued, there's never been a better time to develop an appreciation for this incredibly rich, complex, and varied body of work. "Classical Music For Dummies" lays the groundwork, and demonstrates just how amazing classical music can be.

Contributor Bio:  Pogue, David DAVID POGUE has 1.5 million followers on Twitter and recently launched a consumer-tech site for Yahoo. Previously he was the tech columnist at "The New York Times" for thirteen years" "where he wrote weekly columns that constantly ended up on the Top Ten List of most e-mailed articles of the paper. Additionally Pogue writes a monthly column for" Scientific American, "is the creator of the Missing Manual computer-book series, and hosts science shows on PBS's "NOVA". He has been a correspondent for "CBS Sunday Morning" since 2002, for which he has won two Emmys, as well as two Webbys, and a Loeb award for journalism. Contributor Bio:  Speck, Scott Scott Speck has conducted the San Francisco Ballet in hundreds of performances at San Francisco Opera House and Washington's Kennedy Center. Evelyn Cisneros is Ballet Education Coordinator for the San Francisco Ballet Center for Dance Education.