Author:Paul Griffiths
This superbly authoratitive new work provides a comprehensive A-Z guide to some 1000 years of Western music. It explores in detail the lives and achievements of a vast range of composers, as well as looking at such key topics as music history (from medieval plainchant to contemporary minimalism), performers, theory and jargon. Throught Griffiths skilfully blends lightly worn scholarship with personal insight, whether examining the emotional colouring that different musical keys achieve or charting the rise and development of the symphony.
This book contains excellent contributions by comic writers. The gems are Peter Cook's
—— Sunday TimesOne thing nearly all of the friends invited to contribute to this book have in common: by God they can write- The authors are a ministry of all the talents; the book is most enjoyable
—— SpectatorPeter Cook Remembered is a moving celebration of a good man who made us laugh. Apart from being very funny, it has the bonus that each sketch illuminates not only the man but his time. It is a beautiful book and Lin Cook's final poignant memoir of her husband is as good a love letter as you'll find anywhere
—— Sunday TelegraphIt is a mad book - but then the subject is a madman. I love Lewis's passion ... I recommend it
—— Sunday TimesReinventing the genre as well as reassessing its subject with formidable intelligence, this book is a remarkable achievement
—— Literary ReviewLewis is a great critic of great performances ... this book represents perhaps the most searching life of a non-classical actor ever written
—— New Statesman
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