Classic Ephemera - Couverture rigide

Henley, Darren; Lihoreau, Tim

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1904027814 ISBN 13 : 9781904027812

Editeur : Elliott & Thompson Limited, 2009

Synopsis

How long did it take Rossini to compose The Barber of Seville? Which composer named five of his children Johann? Why was Elgar depicted on the back of a £20 note? Find out all this and more in the brand new edition of Classic Ephemera: A Classic FM Musical Miscellany, an irresistable comilation of facts, figures and amusing anecdotes. Written by the authors of the Classic FM Pocket Book of Music (9780851624303), Classic Ephemera covers everything from composer biographies to a guide to the ten most famous operas. Accessible and informative, it contains everything you need to know about classical music, and more besides. Amusing, light-hearted but always enlightening, Classic Ephemera is the perfect gift for any classical music lover.

A propos du livre

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.

Tim Lihoreau is the creative director of Classic FM and is responsible for writing and producing many of the station's most acclaimed programmes. His books include Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Elliott & Thompson Limited
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1904027814
• ISBN 13: 9781904027812
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible