The NPR Classical Music Companion by Miles Hoffman

The NPR Classical Music Companion by Miles Hoffman

Do you enjoy classical music but wish you knew more about it? In this wonderfully engaging guide, Miles Hoffman demystifies the terms and concepts of classical music in an accessible and clever style. With more than 130 entries, The NPR Classical Music Companion delves into definitions and etymologies, explores terms with reference to famous composers and works, and calls upon amusing analogies to make sense of music's finer points. Offering a clear path through a potentially daunting world, this book makes understanding music an irresistible pleasure.

MILES HOFFMAN is the founder and violist of the American Chamber Players, and the Virginia I. Norman Distinguished Visiting Professor of Chamber Music at the Schwob School of Music, in Columbus, Georgia. He has appeared as viola soloist with orchestras all across the United States, and his solo performances on YouTube have received well over 650,000 views. His radio modules, A MINUTE WITH MILES, are a daily feature of South Carolina Public Radio and other networks around the country. His musical commentary, Coming to Terms, was broadcast weekly from 1989 to 2002 on NPR's Performance Today, and since 2002 he has been a classical music commentator for NPR's flagship news program, Morning Edition. He is the author of The NPR Classical Music Companion: An Essential Guide for Enlightened Listening, and he has written articles for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and The Wilson Quarterly. A distinguished teacher and clinician, and former dean of the Petrie School of Music at Converse College, he has presented countless master classes, workshops, children's programs, and other educational programs at schools, colleges, and conservatories around the country, and he has been a featured lecturer and keynote speaker for orchestras, chamber music series, festivals, and various professional organizations and conferences. He is a graduate of Yale University and the Juilliard School.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9780618619450
ISBN 10	0618619453
Titel	The NPR Classical Music Companion
Autor	Miles Hoffman
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Mariner Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2005-11-22
Seitenanzahl	320
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.