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.

An authoritative guide to the lives and works of over 100 of the most famous classical composers, encompassing all styles of composition from medieval times to the present day. Including biographies for each composer, and historical information about the musical eras, events and artistic movements of that time, also how the composers influenced or changed the development of their art form.

Borum provides valuable guidance on how to make a good film score both quickly and inexpensively. With insights from professional composers, this handbook encompasses the entire film scoring process including education, preparation, writing and recording a score, editing, mixing and mastering, finding work, career development, and sample contracts.

"Think of a composer right now. Was it a white man? Perhaps in old-fashioned clothing and wild hair? The music history we're told is one dominated by men, and even then, only a select few enter the zeitgeist. This conventional history perpetuates the myth of "great works" created by "genius" artists. Men who enjoyed institutional privilege during their lifetimes and have since been enshrined by an industry of publishers and record labels. But just...

Discusses the life and career of the nineteenth-century Austrian composer.

A biography of the nineteenth-century American musician whose many compositions include "Oh, Susannah," "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair," "My Old Kentucky Home," and "Old Folks at Home."

Clever illustrations and story lines give children a light yet realistic overview of George Handel's life, style, and music.

"Clever illustrations and story lines give children a light yet realistic overview of this composer's life and style and music" -- Amazon.com.

Reckless Daughter tells the story of Mitchell and also of the fertile, exciting musical time of which she was an integral part, one that had a profound effect that can still be felt today on American music and the industry. "Joni Mitchell may be the most influential female recording artist and composer of the late twentieth century. In Reckless Daughter, the music critic David Yaffe tells the remarkable, heart-wrenching story of how the blond girl...