| Description |
7 audio discs : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (64 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.). |
| Series |
Modern scholar. |
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Modern scholar.
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| Note |
"14 lectures, 7 compact discs"--Container. |
| Performer |
Jeffrey D. Lependorf, professor Columbia University. |
| Contents |
Red priest and his all girl orchestra -- Case of the runaway soloist -- All rise and sing hallelujah! -- More than just a little night music -- Magnificent obsession: the world in four notes -- Romanticism with a capital "R", or be careful what you wish for -- How to make a piano sing -- Going forward by looking back -- Tale of love and death -- It takes two, baby -- Quiet revolution -- Modernism with a bang! -- Kid stuff -- Prairies of Brooklyn. |
| Summary |
In this course, the author seeks to answer two questions: What makes these works masterpieces? Why highlight these works? Professor Lependorf highlights relevant details of the lives of the great composers and aids in developing a knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of Western music. |
| Form |
Issued also on cassette. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Music appreciation.
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Music -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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Music -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Music -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Composers -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
141931386X |
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1419313878 guide |
| Music No. |
UC053 Recorded Books |
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UT053 Recorded Books |
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