01671cam a2200337 i 4500 513114872 TxAuBib 20180827120000.0 180827s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781465473424 hardcover 1465473424 hardcover (OCoLC)1048611515 FMG eng rda FMG OCLCO QQ3 ACN TxAuBib rda The classical music book. First American edition. New York, New York : DK, 2018. ©2018. 352 pages : color illustrations, portraits (chiefly color), charts ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Big ideas simply explained This original, graphic-led book explores and explains the key ideas underpinning the world's greatest classical compositions and musical traditions, defines their importance to the musical canon, and places them into their wider social, cultural, and historical context. The nineteenth title in DK's bestselling Big Ideas series, The Classical Music Book combines accessible, authoritative text with bold explanatory graphics to make the subject of classical music approachable to readers with an interest in the subject who want to learn more while still offering enough to appeal to music aficionados. 20180827. Music appreciation. DK Publishing, Inc, editor. Big ideas simply explained.