Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Classical Music - Couverture rigide

Henley, Darren

 
9781783961573: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Classical Music

Synopsis

Trace the history of classical music from its birth through the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods and right up to the present day. Packed full of essential information, this pocket-sized handbook explores the lives and works of the key composers from around the world.

Classic FM's Handy Guides are a fun and informative set of introductions to standout subjects within classical music, each of which can be read and digested in one sitting: a perfect collectible series for all those new to the world of classical music, as well as aficionados with busy schedules.

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À propos de l?auteur

Darren Henley is Chief Executive of Arts Council England. He worked at Classic FM for twenty-three years, fifteen of them as Managing Editor and then Managing Director. A companion of the Chartered Management Institute and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the Radio Academy and London College of Music, he holds honorary academic awards from Birmingham City University, Buckinghamshire New University, Canterbury Christ Church University, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Liverpool John Moores University, Royal College of Music, Royal Northern College of Music, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and the University of Hull. He was named Commercial Radio Programmer of the Year in 2009 and is the recipient of the Sir Charles Groves Prize, the British Academy President's Medal and an OBE for services to music.

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