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Masterpieces of Western Music

Lependorf, Jeffrey D. Book on CD - 2004 BOCD 780.9 Le Oversize 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 5 out of 5

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"14 lectures, 7 compact discs"--Container.
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.
Jeffrey D. Lependorf, professor Columbia University.
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.

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The modern scholar.



PUBLISHED
Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2004.
Year Published: 2004
Description: 7 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (64 p. : col. ill ; 22 cm.).
Language: English
Format: Book on CD

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
141931386X :
1419313878 (guide)

SUBJECTS
Music appreciation.
Music -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
Music -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Music -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Composers -- Biography.