| Description |
xx, 294 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-282) and index. |
| Contents |
Classical Music Isn't a Thing : A Very Biased Overview of 1,400 Years of Music -- Talent Isn't a Thing, Either : Okay, Fine, So It's a Thing, but It's Less of a Thing as You Think -- Classical Music Is for Snobs : But It's Also for You -- Conductors Are Assholes : And Other Popular Archetypes of the Classical Music Industry -- Million- Dollar Baby Grands (and Violins) : The Literal Price of Excellence -- Welcome to the Jailyard : The Truth about Competition in Classical Music -- It's Easy to Get Lost : Navigating a Composition- and a Career in Classical Music -- Sometimes There Are Curses : Beethoven's Hair, Mozart's Requiem, and Other Superstitions of the Classical Universe -- They're Not All Symphonies : All the Pretty (Kinds of) Pieces -- Romantic in the Candle- Lined- Hot- Tub Sense of the Word : Famous (and Not So Famous) Love Stories of Classical Music -- Here Comes the Bride : The I Dos and I Don'ts of Wedding and Event Music -- How to Be a Listener : How to Hear (and Truly Appreciate) Classical Music -- One more viola joke. |
| Summary |
"In Declassified, Warsaw-Fan Rauch blows through the cobwebs of elitism and exclusion and invites everyone to love and hate this music as much as she does. She offers a backstage tour of the industry and equips you for every listening scenario, covering: the 7 main compositional periods (even the soul-crushingly depressing Medieval period), a breakdown of the instruments and their associated personality types (apologies to violists and conductors), what it's like to be a musician at the highest level (it's hard), how to steal a Stradivarius (and make no money in the process), and when to clap during a live performance (also: when not to). Declassified cheekily demystifies the world of High Art while making the case that classical music matters, perhaps now more than ever."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Music appreciation.
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Music -- Humor.
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Music -- History.
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Music -- 18th century -- History.
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Music -- 19th century -- History.
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Warsaw-Fan Rauch, Arianna.
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical.
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MUSIC / Instruction & Study / General.
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Music. (OCoLC)fst01030269
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Music appreciation. (OCoLC)fst01030494
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| Genre/Form |
Humor. (OCoLC)fst01423696
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Humor.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Rauch, Arianna Warsaw-Fan. Declassified New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2022 9780593331477 (DLC) 2022019090 |
| ISBN |
9780593331460 (hardcover) |
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059333146X (hardcover) |
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9780593331477 (ebook) |
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