The Lives and Times of the Great Composers
- ISBN-10
- 0195222180
- ISBN-13
- 9780195222180
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 984
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Michael Steen
Description
In a panoramic biographical history of the giants of classical music--including Handel, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi, Brahms, and others--each chapter distills the life of one or more composers, set against the social, political, musical, and cultural background of the time.
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