The Dent Concertgoer's Companion

By Antony Hopkins

Book Overview

This engagingly lucid Companion by one of Britain's leading critics explores and interprets 120 significant and frequently-played orchestral works. Each composer--39 in all, from Bach to Walton--is introduced in a biographical sketch and placed in the musical context of his time. Hopkins then employs his talent for illuminating a piece of music without resorting to technical language to offer the concertgoer and record buyer a fascinating discussion of style, form, and historical perspective.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0460861123
• ISBN13: 9780460861120
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.7" x 6.2"