Understanding classical musicUnderstanding classical music is a goal worth striving for whether you are a musician, a teacher, or strictly a lover of the arts.Many people feel that understanding classical music is beyond them, left only for the academics and scholars inside their ivory towers. Not so! Classical music exists for all people. After all, you don't have to know how to build a car to drive one, nor comprehend the science television in order to watch it. The same holds true for Western classical music. But what if you're a busy working person who doesn't have time to earn a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music History? Audio books make understanding classical music funAudio books are the way to learn in the new millennium!Listen in your car, on the train or bus, while waiting at the doctor's office or during your children's soccer game. In short, put that wasted time to good use. Here is a fabulous audio book by Fred Plotkin on the history of classical music... In clear and entertaining prose, Plotkin explores a thousand years of music, profiling in depth many significant composers, including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, and Mahler. Fred Plotkin is a musical scholar who has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Opera News, and other publications. He lectures frequently at the Smithsonian Institution, the Juilliard School, and Columbia University. Click this link and listen to a sample of this fascinating book. Mr. Plotkin makes understanding classical music a pure joy. Over the course of a few weeks, you can be bombarded with a ton of radio commercials, or you can develop a deep understanding of the masters of fine music. What'll it be? Top of Understanding Classical Music New! CommentsHave your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. |
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