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The Penguin Companion to Classical Music
Paul Griffiths
出版Penguin Group, 2005
主題Music / Genres & Styles / ClassicalMusic / Discography & Buyer's GuidesMusic / Instruction & Study / GeneralMusic / ReferenceReference / Consumer Guides
ISBN01405155939780140515596
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=NHnuAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋In this impressive volume, music critic Paul Griffiths offers a succinct and comprehensive guide to the history, forms, and personalities of classical music. Here readers will find:

• Biographies of thousands of composers from Albinoni to Zappa, with in-depth treatment of major figures
• Coverage of individual works, including plot summaries of operas and ballets
• Articles on the history of music and instruments
• Entries on musical forms, from medieval plainchant to
z contemporary minimalism
• Clear definitions of technical terms and jargon
• And much more

This is a must for all those interested in the colorful and complex universe of classical music.