Classical music for dummies - David Pogue

Discover how much fun classical music can be!

Are you baffled by Bach? Bewildered by Beethoven? Befuddled by Brahms? Relax! This friendly, funny, easytounderstand guide gives you the score on composers, instruments, orchestras, concerts, recordings, and more
and shows you just how enjoyable and rewarding classical music can be.

More than 60 minutes of music, including excerpts from Bachs Well Tempered Clavier

Beethovens Symphony No. 5
Brahmss Symphony No. 4
Tchaikovskys Symphony No. 6
Stravinskys The Rite of Spring, and more from recordings by Ian Hobson, pianist and conductor, Sinfonia da Camera and Sinfonia Varsovia

Plus MP3 versions of the excerpts you can play on your PC, Mac, or portable player

Discover how to:

• Distinguish the different styles of classical music


• Attend a live concert in style


• Know the instruments in an orchestra


• Understand rhythm, intervals, and other fundamentals


• Build a fabulous classical music library