The Complete Classical Music Guide

Packed with photographs, composer biographies, analyses of major works, and essential information on every musical genre, style, form, instrument, and ensemble, "The Complete Classical Music Guide" is a portable encyclopedic guide to more than 1,000 years of Western classical music.  From Bach to Berlioz, Glinka to Gershwin, Stravinsky to Shostakovich, and everyone in between, this book contains more than three hundred composer profiles, and offers a clear definition of the particular styles and characteristics of seven key eras: Early Music (1000-1600); The Baroque Era (1600-1750); The Classical Era (1750-1820); The Romantic Era (1810-1920); Romantic Opera (1810-1920); National Schools (1830- 1950); and Modern Music (1900-present).  It also includes a timeline that charts the evolution of musical styles and forms, instruments, and provides explanations of the building blocks of music - melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, form, tempo, and dynamics.  Hardcover book in slip case, 351 p.