The Music category has 313 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.3★ across 510 ratings. The most-rated is How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, 3rd Edition.
Jazz 101
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Jazz 101 is a fascinating entry into the world of jazz, for the beginner, novice, or jazz enthusiast. Szwed takes listeners on a tour of the varied and nonlinear history of jazz, exploring how it developed from an ethnic music to become America's most popular music and then part of the avant-garde in less than 50 years. Szwed's complete overview includes the major types of jazz and significant jazz musicians of the 20th century, the roots of jazz, including its European and African influences, and recommended listening, plus appendices on jazz singers, record guides, and more. Infinitely readable and highly entertaining, Jazz 101 is a vital tool in understanding and appreciating jazz.
©2000 John F. Szwed (P)2004 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Sing Better Now!
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Believe it or not, there are five simple steps you can take that can dramatically improve the quality of your singing voice, literally, today. These steps are the success habits of many of the greatest singers in the world, and they are shockingly easy to implement. Whether your goal is to kill it at karoake night or on national TV, these strategies will pump quality, soul, and energy into your voice and give you exactly what it takes to wow any crowd. Listen to this amazing audio, and bring your singing voice to an amazing new place! Author and narrator Stan Munslow is a Rhode Island-based musician, writer, and instructor with over 25 years' experience both onstage and backstage. He holds a BM from Berklee College of Music and has been leading musicians, professional and amateur alike, onto the stage since 1981.
©2017 Stan Munslow (P)2017 Stan Munslow
Toward a Cognitive Theory of Narrative Acts
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Toward a Cognitive Theory of Narrative Acts brings together in one volume cutting-edge research that turns to recent findings in cognitive and neurobiological sciences, psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and evolutionary biology, among other disciplines, to explore and understand more deeply various cultural phenomena, including art, music, literature, and film. The essays fulfilling this task for the general listener as well as the specialist are written by renowned authors H. Porter Abbott, Patrick Colm Hogan, Suzanne Keen, Herbert Lindenberger, Lisa Zunshine, Katja Mellman, Lalita Pandit Hogan, Klarina Priborkin, Javier Gutiérrez-Rexach, Ellen Spolsky, and Richard Walsh. Among the works analyzed are plays by Samuel Beckett, novels by Maxine Hong Kingston, music compositions by Igor Stravinsky, art by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, and films by Michael Haneke. Each of the essays shows in a systematic, clear, and precise way how music, art, literature, and film work in and of themselves and also how they are interconnected. Finally, while each of the essays is unique in style and methodological approach, together they show the way toward a unified knowledge of artistic creativity.
©2010 The University of Texas Press (P)2012 Redwood Audiobooks
K-Pop Survival Guide
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Surviving the K-pop community can be a little daunting at first! To prepare you for the battle ahead, A Rookie K-Pop Fan's Guide to Learning and Enjoying Korean Pop Music to the Fullest from A to Z explores many different aspects of K-pop such as: What is K-pop? Things you need to know as a fan and how to stay up-to-date The best ways to buy K-pop merchandise and where to find them! How to support your favorite artists and their careers directly Tips, tricks, and common mistakes when storing, displaying, and protecting your K-pop merchandise and albums Common questions when attending concerts And much, much more! This audiobook is designed to assist you in your K-pop needs by answering some of the most common questions on K-pop-related forums and sites. Whether you are looking to buy merchandise or just want to get to know your favorite artists a bit more, A Rookie K-Pop Fan's Guide to Learning and Enjoying Korean Pop Music to the Fullest from A to Z has it all! About the expert: Hayley Marland is a long-time K-pop fanatic with more than six years of experience with dealing with the K-pop community. Whether it is attending concerts, buying merchandise, or running group orders, she has experienced It all. Hayley spends her days watching K-pop, Korean dramas, writing reviews, and actively participating in online forums related to Korean entertainment and music. Besides K-pop, she enjoys getting creative by making different types of crafts, drawing, cooking, and playing video games! She always likes to try something new and is up to the challenge. HowExpert publishes quick "how-to" guides on unique topics by everyday experts.
©2018 HowExpert (P)2018 HowExpert
Keyboard Lessons
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Are you looking for a book that will help you learn the basics of the keyboard and how to play it? Did you know that the keyboard is one of the most versatile and forgiving instruments? Are you looking for a way to learn and understand the keyboard properly and play it well? If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, then you are in the right place. The keyboard is an excellent instrument that can help you play, practice, and compose music. It is portable, melodious, and easy to learn. A lot of people struggle in the initial stages of learning because of a lack of information and little to no practice. This book will cover everything you need to help you get started. The tips, tricks, and strategies mentioned in this book will offer you guidance. In this audiobook, you will learn about: A brief history of the keyboard Various types of keyboards Basics of the theory of music How to play chords How to buy your first keyboard How to take care of your keyboard To make everything easier for you, this book has been written in simple and easy-to-follow manner. The tutorials are simple and come with lots of tricks. If you want to learn more about how to play the keyboard, click on the "buy now" button and get this audiobook today!
©2020 Sublime Studio (P)2020 Sublime Studio
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
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For a Kentucky rifleman who spent his tour trudging through Vietnam's Central Highlands, it was Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". For a "tunnel rat" who blew smoke into the Viet Cong's underground tunnels, it was Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze". For a black marine distraught over the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., it was Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools". And for countless other Vietnam vets, it was "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die", "Who'll Stop the Rain", or the song that gives this book its title. In We Gotta Get Out of This Place, Doug Bradley and Craig Werner place popular music at the heart of the American experience in Vietnam. They explore how and why US troops turned to music as a way of connecting to each other and the World back home and of coping with the complexities of the war they had been sent to fight. They also demonstrate that music was important for every group of Vietnam veterans-black and white, Latino and Native American, men and women, officers and "grunts" - whose personal reflections drive the book's narrative.
©2015 University of Massachusetts Press (P)2017 Tantor
Jacksonville and the Roots of Southern Rock
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The enduring achievement and legacy of a rock movement The Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd helped usher in a new kind of southern music from Jacksonville, Florida. Together, they and fellow bands like Blackfoot, 38 Special, and Molly Hatchet would reset the course of '70s rock. Yet Jacksonville seemed an unlikely hotbed for a new musical movement. Michael FitzGerald blends eyewitness detail with in-depth history to tell the story of how the River City bred this generation of legendary musicians. As he profiles essential bands alongside forerunners like Gram Parsons and Cowboy, FitzGerald reveals how the powerful local AM radio station worked with newspapers and television stations to nurture talent. Media attention in turn created a public hungry for live performances by area bands. What became the southern rock elite welded relentless determination to a ferocious work ethic, honing their gifts on a testing ground that brooked no weakness and took no prisoners. FitzGerald looks at the music as the diverse soundtrack to a neo-southern lifestyle that reconciled different segments of society in Jacksonville, and across the nation, in the late sixties and early '70s.
©2020 Michael Ray FitzGerald (P)2021 Tantor
The Natural Banjo Player
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If you study nature closely you will understand the strategies and techniques that the natural world has developed over millions of years! Many of these strategies can be applied to the banjo. With practice, your banjo playing will become enjoyable, natural, and effortless! Nature flows. Wind and water move effortlessly through an environment filled with obstacles. Observing plants and animals can teach us how they accomplish amazing feats with minimal effort. You might be thinking, "I'm not a tree or drop of water. What does this have to do with me?" Well, that's what I hope to explain in this book. I have gleaned these insights over a lifetime study of music and nature, and now I will show you how to apply them to your banjo playing.
©2016 Rick McKeon (P)2016 Adam B Crafter
Lost or Forgotten Oldies, Volume 1: Hit Records from 1955 to 1989 That the Radio Seldom Plays
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How can you search for oldies you want to hear when you've forgotten them? Radio doesn't play a lot of those oldies anymore, even though you would enjoy hearing them again. This book tells you all about the lost or forgotten oldies, as well as history about the artists and their songs. Here are some examples of the music history and trivia you'll find in this book: Doo-wop, Country, R&B, instrumentals, and novelty records that made the top 40 but are now ignored by radio stations an oldie that had four different versions all hit the top 40 the same week an artist who had two one-hit wonders under two different names a group that kept their first hit single from being totally successful by releasing a follow-up single too quickly several groups that still had success after their lead singer left for a solo career a future star who first appeared on a hit record as a voice on a phone call an artist who had to change the lyrics of his song because he mentioned Hush Puppies an overdub of one letter in a song that was necessary to get airplay a Country artist who hit the R&B chart and then the Hot 100 chart before the Country chart a video for a record that was "lost" for over 20 years Buy the book now and start reliving a past you almost completely forgot about!
©2019 Rembert N Parker (P)2019 Rembert N Parker
La musica sveglia il tempo
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"Questo non è un libro per musicisti o per non-musicisti, è piuttosto un libro per le menti curiose di scoprire le corrispondenze fra musica e vita, e la saggezza che diventa comprensibile all'orecchio pensante. Tali scoperte non sono privilegi riservati ai musicisti di grande talento che fin dalla più tenera età ricevono un'educazione musicale, né una torre d'avorio o un lusso riservato ai ricchi; sono convinto che sviluppare l'intelligenza dell'orecchio sia una necessità fondamentale" (Daniel Barenboim). A cura di Elena Cheah. Insieme a questo titolo potrai ricevere un documento PDF con contenuti extra. Contatta l'Assistenza Clienti per riceverlo. >> Questo audiobook in edizione integrale vi è offerto in esclusiva per Audible ed è disponibile solamente in formato audio digitale.
©2007 Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore S.r.l. Tradotto da Laura Noulian (P)2017 Audible Studios
Lost or Forgotten Oldies, Volume 2
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How can you search for oldies you want to hear when you've forgotten them? Radio doesn't play a lot of those oldies anymore, even though you would enjoy hearing them again. This audiobook offers you access to over 150 links to YouTube videos for lost or forgotten oldies as well as history about the artists and their songs. Here are some examples of the music history and trivia you'll find in Lost or Forgotten Oldies, Volume 2: Doo-wop, Country, R&B, instrumentals, and novelty records that made the top forty but are now ignored by radio stations An oldie they wanted to use on the X-Files that got nixed by the singer A singer who also starred in a low-budget horror film An artist who had two one-hit wonders under two different names A group named after a horse The sad tale of a singer who had to re-record his first single three times A singer from a group with multiple hits who can only use their name in 14 Western Pennsylvania counties A group that got their hits in the late sixties by re-recording their songs from the fifties A singer whose biggest hit came while on Rowan and Martin’s laugh-in Several hit records that had sequels that completed a story A rock group that got nowhere until they recorded in Japan A group that was overshadowed when they shared a bill with the Cockroaches Buy the audiobook now and start reliving a past you almost completely forgot about!
©2019 Rembert N Parker (P)2020 Rembert N Parker
Cornell '77
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On May 8, 1977, at Barton Hall, on the Cornell University campus, in front of 8,500 eager fans, the Grateful Dead played a show so significant that the Library of Congress inducted it into the National Recording Registry. The band had just released Terrapin Station and was still finding its feet after an extended hiatus. In 1977, the Grateful Dead reached a musical peak, and their East Coast spring tour featured an exceptional string of performances, including the one at Cornell. Many Deadheads claim that the quality of the live recording of the show made by Betty Cantor-Jackson (a member of the crew) elevated its importance. Once those recordings-referred to as "Betty Boards" - began to circulate among Deadheads, the reputation of the Cornell '77 show grew exponentially. With time the show at Barton Hall acquired legendary status in the community of Deadheads and audiophiles. Rooted in dozens of interviews - including a conversation with Betty Cantor-Jackson about her recording - Cornell '77 is about far more than just a single Grateful Dead concert. It is a social and cultural history of one of America's most enduring and iconic musical acts, their devoted fans, and a group of Cornell students whose passion for music drove them to bring the Dead to Barton Hall. Peter Conners has intimate knowledge of the fan culture surrounding the Dead, and his expertise brings the show to life. He leads listeners through a song-by-song analysis of the performance, from "New Minglewood Blues" to "One More Saturday Night," and conveys why, 40 years later, Cornell '77 is still considered a touchstone in the history of the band. As Conners notes in his Prologue: "You will hear from Deadheads who went to the show. You will hear from non-Deadhead Cornell graduates who were responsible for putting on the show in the first place. You will hear from record executives, academics, scholars, Dead family members, tapers, traders, and trolls. You will hear from those who still live the Grateful Dead every day. You will hear from those who would rather keep their Grateful Dead passions private for reasons both personal and professional. You will hear stories about the early days of being a Deadhead and what it was like to attend, and perhaps record, those early shows, including Cornell '77."
©2017 Peter Conners (P)2018 Tantor
Where Have All the Pop Stars Gone? - Volume 1
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Where Have All the Pop Stars Gone? Volume 1 chronicles the lives of musical soloists and band members whose songs hit the top of the music charts in the late 1950s and in the '60s. Through conversations with them, as well as producers, managers, and family members, we share fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpses into the lives of these creative, talented people. Where Have All the Pop Stars Gone? Volume 1 includes authorized biographical chapters on seven musical groups and solo performers: The Association, whose songs include three gold records - "Cherish", "Windy", and "Never My Love" Herman's Hermits, whose extensive string of hits includes three gold records - "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter", "I'm Henry VIII, I Am", and "There's a Kind of Hush" The Kingston Trio, whose enormous popularity reflected in seven gold albums triggered the folk music craze of the early '60s, and whose hits included million-selling "Tom Dooley", along with "Where Have All the Flowers Gone", and "Greenback Dollar" Chris Montez, whose hit tunes included "Let's Dance," "Call Me", and "The More I See You" The Spiral Starecase, who recorded "She's Ready", "No One for Me to Turn To", and the smash hit "More Today Than Yesterday" Bobby Vee, whose 30 hit records included "Take Good Care of My Baby", "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes", and the million-selling "Come Back When You Grow Up" The Zombies, whose hits included "She's Not There", "Tell Her No", and the gold record "Time of the Season"
©2011 EditPros LLC (P)2018 EditPros LLC
So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star
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So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star is a guide on how to write, produce and perform your songs. Marc Platt has been a Los Angeles-based songwriter for more than 30 years, having songs placed on TV and film. He has also had several CD and vinyl releases in his career. If you really want to easily gain knowledge, this is the audiobook for you.
©2014 Marc Alan Platt (P)2014 Marc Alan Platt
Lost Lyric
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He’s her good boy gone bad....
Rock star Ryan Waters has always been the responsible one in his band, Warning Sign. The guy who kept an eye on business while chasing his musical dreams with his best friends. And his closest friend lately just happens to be their tour bus driver, Denver Casey.
Denver Casey is on the run from her past, and she’s careful to stay within her boundaries. Until Ryan becomes her partner in crime, and one by one those boundaries start to crumble. He’s the exact opposite from the guy she’s tried so desperately to leave behind.
Then Ryan turns up missing. And her terror that he’s hurt - or worse - leads to something dark and intoxicating. They both love adrenaline, except this time, the addiction is each other.
Falling for her best friend means putting everything on the line, win or lose. But if her hidden past comes back to haunt them, she might also end up risking her life.
And Ryan’s.
©2017 Taryn Elliott & Cari Quinn (P)2018 Taryn Elliott & Cari Quinn
Classical Music for Dummies, 2nd Edition
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Haydn, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms, oh, my! The beginner's guide to classical music. Classical Music for Dummies is a friendly, funny, easy-to-understand guide to composers, instruments, orchestras, concerts, recordings, and more. Classical music is widely considered one of the pinnacles of human achievement, and this informative guide will shows you just how beautiful and rewarding it can be. You'll learn how Bach is different from Beethoven, how Mozart is different still, and why not all "classical" music is actually Classical if it's really Baroque or Romantic. You'll be introduced to the composers and their work, and discover the groundbreaking pieces that shake the world every time they're played. Begin building your classical music library with the essential recordings that define orchestral, choral, and operatic beauty as you get acquainted with the orchestras and musicians that bring the composers to life. Whether you want to play classical music or just learn more about it, Classical Music for Dummies will teach you everything you need to know to get the most out of this increasingly popular genre.
©2015 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (P)2019 Tantor
How to Play Acoustic Guitar
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Unbelievable Value for Money Two hours of superbly explained guitar lessons Over 100 personalised playing tips How to make chords easier to play How to change chords fast How to learn your favourite songs For thousands of people this is The Ultimate Teach Yourself Guitar Audiobook. Inside is a complete program of playing lessons that helped them achieve in weeks, what took many people years to learn. Better than a guitar teacher Fifty most played rhythms One hundred most played guitar chords Practice programs that work Teach yourself or others in private & group lessons Compliments all song books & teaching methods You’ll see yourself improving every day Everything is superbly explained - and shown to you exactly as played by top guitarists. That is the key to your success. And all your practice is pre-planned from start to finish. Yet this is a simple book. Clear, practical, & easy to follow. The author, Pauric Mather, has designed each lesson so well, you need no knowledge of music to learn from it.
©2017 Pauric Mather (P)2017 Pauric Mather
The Future of the Music Industry
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This essay sheds light on the future of the music industry and explicates how emerging technologies will revolutionize the music industry. Moreover, the benefits of leveraging robots in the music industry are demystified in this essay. Furthermore, how to earn substantial money online so that you can afford to procure your own concert tickets is expounded upon in this essay. The future of the music industry will not only be characterized by dynamism as it continues to metaphorically evolve, but will also be eminently auspicious for customers and musicians. Technological advancements are profoundly changing the music industry and are rendering it all the more technology driven. The behemoth dating industry shows no signs of decelerating anytime in the imminent future. “In 2019, the total revenue of the recorded music industry amounted to $21,500,000,000. Streaming made up 56 percent percent of total revenue of the recorded music industry, bringing in $11,900,000,000 globally. Between 2016 and 2021, music streaming is expected to grow by 20.7 percent on an annual basis. However, digital music downloading is expected to fall by 19.2 percent in the same period. Moreover, physical recorded music is expected to suffer and fall by 11.6 percent annually” (Watson, 2020). In the digital era, a market for physical music albums still exists, even though more and more customers are preferring to utilize music streaming services over buying physical music albums. “In 2015, the sales of vinyl records for instance reached a healthy $416,00,000 worldwide, an amount which had been steadily rising since 2007 which indicates a spectacular revival for the phonograph record” (Watson, 2020). The music industry is preordained to have a robust and lucrative future, especially since music is something that the global population as an aggregate relishes listening to in their spare time. While sales of physical music albums may have reached their peak amid 2000, music will not be disappearing from the customer’s household anytime soon. “In 2000, more than 942,000,000 CDs were shipped in the United States” (Watson, 2020). Much to the dismay of music industry retailers, music album CDs have experienced (Watson, 2020) “a large decline in popularity in each year since” (Watson, 2020) 2000. Physical music album sales have reached their pinnacle decades ago. It is unlikely that even a resurgence of rekindled interest in physical media will culminate in physical music album sales ever again coming close to reaching $13,360,000,000 in sales revenue in the coming years. In the digital era, more customers will transition to embracing digital media over physical media. As this industry trend unfolds, the future of the music industry will still be prosperous for musicians. Much to the benefit of musicians, in the digital era, musicians do not need to rely upon earning physical music album sales in order to draw forth sales revenue. Customers are profusely embracing digital media over physical media, and the vast majority of customers are unlikely to revert back to consuming physical media over digital media. This ultimately means that it is easier than anytime in history for upcoming musicians to generate revenue since they do not need to sell physical music album CDs, cassette tapes, or physical vinyl records to generate revenue from their songs. In the digital era, musicians are able to earn royalties from having their songs distributed onto e-commerce music stores and music streaming services. In the coming years, more musicians will leverage music streaming service platforms to host their songs onto, and more musicians will also have their songs distributed onto e-commerce music stores. Successful musicians will profoundly benefit from having their songs hosted on music streaming service platforms. Musicians are able to earn royalties from having their songs played on music streaming service platforms, such as Spotify and Pandora.
©2020 Dr. Harrison Sachs (P)2020 Dr. Harrison Sachs
Music Theory: The Complete Guide to Read, Write and Understand Music from Beginner to Expert - Vol. 2
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You are about to learn how to become an expert in all aspects of music (including reading and writing), and master the art of singing and music production! Have you been trying to make some progress in music by learning how to write and read written music, or teach yourself the whole concept of music from scratch but you often find it difficult to get past some concepts, activities, or plainly don’t know where to start? Then keep listening.… Are you sick and tired of not being able to decipher simple music pieces, not mastering a particular musical instrument, or any other aspect of music like rhythm and harmony that has been keeping you from making progress in your music learning journey? Have you tried putting in time and practical work but you never make any significant progress? Are you ready to take a fresh turn, boost your understanding of music, and accelerate your career? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. You see, reading, writing and understanding the overall concept of music well enough to achieve any music-related goal doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, it’s easier than you think. A report published in Music Education Research asserts that music reading and learning is often not difficult for those to whom the process of mastering the skill is well adapted, and as long as the learning material is within the scope of the capacities of the learners or readers. First of all, that means that with a good guide, you can master the art of music without the common struggles. Secondly, that is exactly what makes this book different. But where do you even begin in learning music whether you are a complete beginner or have prior knowledge of music? How do you understand music from a composer and instrumentalist perspective? What key concepts of music do you need to be learn and master and how do you go about learning them all? How do you apply your understanding of the different concepts in songwriting and in other facets of music production? Can you learn how to sing and be able to sing well even if you’ve always thought of yourself as having a bad voice? If you have these and other related questions, this book is for you so keep reading. More precisely, the book will usher you into the ins and outs of: How music affects our deepest emotions in ways that nothing else does How music preferences differ globally Child prodigies and their musical intelligence The magic of the melody Why music makes us happy Tuning, header, burst, background, blows, notation and the clefs Intervals, melody, rhythm and timbre The scales and different music modes Chords and chord progression Arranging chords in songwriting Music production Vocal training and singing The spirituality of music And much, much more! Take a second to imagine how your life would be once you perfect your reading, writing, singing and producing music like an expert. How would you feel when you achieve that goal in music you’ve been yearning to achieve? If you have a burning desire to get there, and enjoy the countless benefits that come with the accomplishment, don’t miss the opportunity to learn music to a level where you understand it like the proverbial "back of your hand"! So why wait any longer?
©2020 Samuel Bernstein (P)2020 Samuel Bernstein
An Introduction to Classical Italian Composers Including Performances
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Explore the works of classical composers. This book provides context before you listen to the piece and additional context afterwards. It’s an ideal way to familiarize yourself with the works of classical composers. This book focuses on Italian classical composers. The book includes the works of Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, Guiseppe Scarlatti, Niccolo Paganini, Tomaso Albinoni, and Ridolfo Boccherini.
©2020 Anthony Lowski (P)2020 Oxted Press