The Lives of the Great Composers
by Harold C. Schonberg
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarymusic/dancehistoricalslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringall consuming questempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is stirring, inventive and warm-hearted. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
In the new edition of this highly successful book, Harold Schonberg has traced the consecutive line of composers from Claudio Monteverdi to the tonalists of the 1990s through a series of fascinating biographical chapters. Music, the author contends, is a continually evolving art, and there have been no geniuses, however, great, who have not been influenced by their predecessors.
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- Harold C. Schonberg
- Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 588
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