How To Hear Classical Music: Ginger Series Volume 11
By (Author) Divinia Caddy
Awa Press
Awa Press
9th September 2013
11th edition
New Zealand
General
Non Fiction
Music reviews and criticism
781.17
Paperback
144
Width 133mm, Height 201mm, Spine 12mm
225g
Ever wondered why most classical music concerts are such stuffy affairs Had to bluff your way through classical music conversations Trying to get a handle on music by modern composers Failed to convince teenagers of the merits of Beethoven or Bach Or just want an absorbing read about music How to Hear Classical Music is all this and more. Davinia Caddy, an accomplished musician, historian and music writer, provides an illuminating guide that's bound to cause waves. Like all books in the fabulous Awa Press Ginger Series, How to Hear Classical Music will open readers' eyes - and ears! - to exciting new sensations.
Thought provoking; a short and most engaging voyage into the world of music appreciation. Will surely have you eagerly seeking out performances and recordings. Read it!James Judd, conductor, former music director of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Davinia Caddy began her musical career playing principal flute in the UK's National Youth Orchestra, gained a PhD in music from Cambridge University, and carried out post-doctoral research at Oxford. She is senior lecturer at the School of Music, University of Auckland, where her specialty is 20th-century and contemporary musical culture. She has held awards from the British Academy, Music & Letters Trust, and Scouloudi Historical Foundation.