tales such as that of the organist caught with his trousers down or the orchestra that played faster and faster so that its members could catch the last train home, the sad story of the composer who committed suicide while conducting, the completely silent piece of music and the stone deaf composer who insisted on conducting will delight all lovers of classical music. Many famous names are here, as well the less eminent music performers, in this fascinating and revealing look at what really goes on in the world of classical music.
Extraordinary But True Stories from over Five Centuries of Harmony and Discord
Paperback
Publication Date: 30/07/2007
Extracted from five hundred years of musical history, this is a fascinating collection of stories about classical music's most unusual concerts and characters. 216 x 138 mm 256pp
tales such as that of the organist caught with his trousers down or the orchestra that played faster and faster so that its members could catch the last train home, the sad story of the composer who committed suicide while conducting, the completely silent piece of music and the stone deaf composer who insisted on conducting will delight all lovers of classical music. Many famous names are here, as well the less eminent music performers, in this fascinating and revealing look at what really goes on in the world of classical music.
tales such as that of the organist caught with his trousers down or the orchestra that played faster and faster so that its members could catch the last train home, the sad story of the composer who committed suicide while conducting, the completely silent piece of music and the stone deaf composer who insisted on conducting will delight all lovers of classical music. Many famous names are here, as well the less eminent music performers, in this fascinating and revealing look at what really goes on in the world of classical music.
- ISBN:
- 9781861059383
- 9781861059383
- Category:
- Individual composers & musicians
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 30-07-2007
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Pavilion Books
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions (mm):
- 216x135x19mm
- Weight:
- 0.3kg
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