Classical Music: A New Way of Listening

by Alexander Waugh

Book Overview

This is a beautifully wrought introduction to classical music, aimed squarely at the neophyte and replete with time lines and lots of handsome photographs. It is accompanied by a 70+ minute compact... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028604466
• ISBN13: 9780028604466
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Simple and To the Point

Waugh has put together a beautiful book that describes what classical music is all about, with fine visual art to accompany the characteristics of the pieces/composers. Waugh is not a snob about classical music (and aptly describes the music snobs one may encounter). The only drawback is that the music excerpts are mostly quiet, pastoral pieces; wish he had put in more variety of classical works with thunder and lightening.