The History of Classical Music
Written by Richard Fawkes
Narrated by Robert Powell
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About this audiobook
Richard Fawkes
Richard Fawkes grew up surrounded by books and developed an early fascination for military history that continues to this day. Occasionally, he can be cajoled into admitting, without details, to time spent as a small unit commander and a close combat specialist. At the present time his martial activities are confined to the practice of historical European martial arts. When not devising stories of the Eridani and Humankind's War with the Remor, Fawkes works as a designer of icons for manually controlled tactical simulations.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So very educational, I want to listen to it again!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Exceptionally informative, wonderful combination of story telling and music only to be found in an audio book
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A great, board overview of classical music from the mid-1000s until modern instrumentals. It discusses theory, periods, eras, artists, schools, etc. Being an audiobook, it's accompanied by many samples of the music discussed.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book covers the development of classical music from the Gregorian chant through the twentieth century. This review of music largely dissects European music, although toward the end of the book American, South American, and Asian developments in classical music are also discussed. While the book sometimes examines large movements in the evolution of classical music, it mainly focuses on individual composers. It gives the reader a mini-biography on many composers, from the well known to some more obscure although still important figures. The reader learns a bit about the composers background, including some interesting factoids (for instance, Bach had 20 children!), and also about the composer’s most important contributions to classical music. In addition, the audiobook format is really a plus here, as the book is interspersed with excerpts from the works discussed. This really helps the reader to fully comprehend what the text discusses and develop an ear for individual composers' styles.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A terrific use of the audiobook format, this book contains music samples that reinforce the text. My only complaint is that it was so short; I'd love to see each period broken down further, with more composers profiled. I'd buy a separate book on each period if it came to it.