Waiting for the Downbeat: Listening to Classical Music

By Steve Hobson

If you have ever said, "I don't understand classical music", or "Classical music is boring", or even "Where on earth do I start?" this is the book for you. Maybe you feel unwelcome in the world of concert halls and the world of key signatures and opus numbers, and you don't want to join a club of snobby know-it-alls. Instead, Waiting for the Downbeat will give you ways into this rich and wonderful music. It will even help you to understand and appreciate modern music that is often dismissed as 'noise, even by people who say they like classical music. It will not give you, however, an in-depth account of the lives of the great composers, unless this will help you understand the music, and it will not tell you what to think - it will just give you the tools to help you make up your own mind, and provide you with a map to guide you on your musical journey.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1546445722
• ISBN13: 9781546445722
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"