The lives of the great composers
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New York : W.W. Norton, [1997].
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Book
Edition
3rd ed.
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653 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
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Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, [1997].
Edition
3rd ed.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 621-635) and index.
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This updated and expanded edition of the perennial favorite traces the line of composers from Monteverde to the tonalists of the 1990s. Schonberg discusses the lives and works of the foremost figures in classical music, weaving a fabric rich in detail and anecdote.

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