| Edition |
[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (58 entries) : 193 images ; digital files |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Latin American History and Culture.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Timeline -- 1. Early and renaissance music: Tallis; Other early and renaissance composers -- 2. Baroque music: Corelli; Purcell; Vivaldi; Handel; Bach; Other baroque composers -- 3. The classical period: Haydn; Mozart; Beethoven; Other classical composers -- 4. The romantic era: Mendelssohn; Brahms; Tchaikovsky; Wagner; Mahler; Puccini; Rachmaninov; Verdi; Other Romantic composers -- 5. Modern music: Elgar; Britten; Pärt; Other modern composers -- 6. The orchestra: The key instruments; Cello; Clarinet; Drums; Flute; French horn; Keyboards; Oboe; Trumpet; Tuba; Violin -- 7. Great symphony orchestras: Berlin Philharmonic; Boston Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic -- 8. Major conductors: Sir Thomas Beecham; Bernard Haitink; Herbert Von Karajan; Sir Simon Rattle; Arturo Toscanini -- Credits. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
This resource provides the history of classical music from its medieval origins through to the modern era. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Note |
Credo Reference General Reference |
| Subject |
Music -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
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Music appreciation.
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Music appreciation. |
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Composers -- Biography.
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Composers -- Biography. |
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Musical instruments.
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Musical instruments. |
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Central America -- History.
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Central America. |
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History. |
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North America -- History.
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North America. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Swift, Michael (Publisher), editor.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781787856097 electronic version |
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