How to Hear Classical Music
Author(s): Davinia Caddy
Have you ever wondered why most classical music concerts are such stuffy affairs? Had to bluff your way through conversations about classical music? Want to get a handle on music by the modern composers? Or just want a great read on music you love? How to Hear Classical Music is all this and more.
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"Thought provoking; a short and most engaging voyage into the world of music appreciation. Will surely have you eagerly seeking out performances and recordings. Read it!" --James Judd, conductor, former music director of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Davinia Caddy began her musical career playing principal flute in the UK's National Youth Orchestra, gained a PhD in music from Cambridge University, and carried out post-doctoral research at Oxford. She is senior lecturer at the School of Music, University of Auckland, where her specialty is 20th-century and contemporary musical culture. She has held awards from the British Academy, Music & Letters Trust, and Scouloudi Historical Foundation.
General Fields
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- : Awa Press
- : Awa Press
- : 0.227
- : 01 September 2013
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : New Zealand
- : books
Special Fields
- : Davinia Caddy
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 780.71
- : very good-near fine
- : 145