The Chilingirian, Levon 1948- contributor DK Publishing, Inc issuing body text biography Nonfiction. nyu 2018 First American edition. monographic eng 352 pages : color illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. 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. Early music, 1000-1400 -- Renaissance, 1400-1600 -- Baroque, 1600-1750 -- Classical, 1750-1820 -- Romantic, 1810-1920 -- Nationalism, 1830-1920 -- Modern, 1900-1950 -- Contemporary. contributors: Levon Chilingirian [and 11 others]. Includes index. Music appreciation Apreciación musical MT 90 C614 2018 781.68 9781465473424 (hardcover) 1465473424 (hardcover) 2018560171 FMG 181113 20260220121842.0 20741781 eng