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Music for Life: 100 Works to Carry You Through
Fiona Maddocks
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Description for Music for Life: 100 Works to Carry You Through
Hardback. How does music reflect the key moments in our lives? How do we choose the works that inspire, delight, comfort or console? The author selects 100 classical works from across nine centuries, putting each work in its cultural and musical context, discussing omissions, suggesting alternatives and always putting the music first. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 205 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
How does music reflect the key moments in our lives? How do we choose the works that inspire, delight, comfort or console? Fiona Maddocks selects 100 classical works from across nine centuries, arguing passionately, persuasively and at times obstinately for their inclusion, putting each work in its cultural and musical context, discussing omissions, suggesting alternatives and always putting the music first.
How does music reflect the key moments in our lives? How do we choose the works that inspire, delight, comfort or console? Fiona Maddocks selects 100 classical works from across nine centuries, arguing passionately, persuasively and at times obstinately for their inclusion, putting each work in its cultural and musical context, discussing omissions, suggesting alternatives and always putting the music first.
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571329380
SKU
V9780571329380
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99-15
About Fiona Maddocks
Fiona Maddocks is the Classical Music critic of the Observer. She was founder editor of BBC Music Magazine and chief arts feature writer for the London Evening Standard, and has written for numerous other publications. She is the author of Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age (Faber) and Harrison Birtwistle: Wild Tracks - A Conversation Diary with Fiona ... Read more
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