Students Guide To The Great Composers Book

Student's Guide To The Great Composers Book

The 'Student's Guide to The Great Composers' is the third book in a series designed to offer students and educators a concise yet comprehensive overview of music history's most influential composers. This resource is distinct for its ability to condense information typically found in larger, more costly texts into a manageable, handy-sized format that is ideal for both individual and classroom use.

The book covers major periods of music history, providing essential background and highlighting key composers from each era. It includes interesting facts about these composers, enhancing the learning experience with engaging historical insights. Additionally, the text is illustrated with excellent drawings of most composers, which aids in bringing the historical figures to life for readers.

This guide is an excellent tool for music educators and students alike, offering a streamlined approach to music history that is both informative and accessible. Its structure and content make it particularly useful for quick reference, study preparations, and as a supplementary resource in music education settings.

Contents Includes:

The Pre-Renaissance Period
The Renaissance Period
     Giovanni-Pierluigi da Palestrina
The Baroque Period
     Some General Characteristics of Baroque Music
     Johann Sebastian Bach
     George Frederick Handel
The Classical Period
     Some General Characteristics of Classical Music
     Franz Josef Haydn
     Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
     Ludwig Van Beethoven
The Romantic Period
     Some General Characteristics of Romantic Music
     Franz Schubert
Felix Mendelssohn
Frederic Chopin
Franz Liszt
Johannes Brahms
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Anton Dvorak
The Impressionist Period
     Claude Debussy
The Contemporary Period
     Some General Characteristics of Contemporary Music
     George Gershwin
     Aaron Copland
     Dmitri Shostakovich
Into The Next Century