The Lives and Times of the Great Composers
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The Lives and Times of the Great Composers by Michael Steen
A guide to the biographical backgrounds of classical music's biggest names. It helps you explore the story of Bach, the respectable burgher much of whose vast output was composed amidst petty turf disputes in Lutheran Leipzig, and the ugly, argumentative Beethoven in French-occupied Vienna, obsessed by his laundry.
'A glorious plum-pudding of a book, to be consulted, with pleasure and profit, over and over again' -- Sir Jeremy Isaacs
'Hugely informative and deliciously gossipy' -- Spectator
'Michael Steen's beautifully illustrated book packs an astonishing amount of biographical and cultural detail into nearly forty subjects' -- Independent on Sunday
'Hugely informative and deliciously gossipy' -- Spectator
'Michael Steen's beautifully illustrated book packs an astonishing amount of biographical and cultural detail into nearly forty subjects' -- Independent on Sunday
Michael Steen was born in Dublin, studied at the Royal College of Music, was organ scholar at Oriel College, Oxford and is currently chairman of the Royal College of Music Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781840466799 |
| ISBN 10 | 1840466790 |
| Title | The Lives and Times of the Great Composers |
| Author | Michael Steen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Icon Books |
| Year published | 2005-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 992 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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