Classic Ephemera Darren Henley

Name: Classic Ephemera By Darren Henley
SKU: 9781904027812
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Classic Ephemera by Darren Henley

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Do you want to know your Allegri from your Allegro? Your Tavener from your Taverner? Even your Bach from your Offenbach? Classic Ephemera is a musical miscellany packed with all manner of handy information: telling trivia, curious quotes and fascinating facts.

Classic Ephemera Summary

Classic Ephemera by Darren Henley

Which famous composer could play the piano at the age of 2? - How long did it take Rossini to compose The Barber of Seville? - Why was Elgar depicted on the back of a GBP20 note? Find out all this and more in Classic Ephemera: A Classic FM Musical Miscellany, the irresistible new collection of facts, figures and amusing anecdotes from Darren Henley and Tim Lihoreau. Covering everything from composer biographies to explanations of the ten most famous operas, Classic Ephemera contains everything you need to know about classical music, and more besides. Amusing, light-hearted but always enlightening, Classic Ephemera is the perfect gift for anyone who loves classical music, history or trivia.

Classic Ephemera Reviews

From Adagio to Zipoli, by way of Intermezzo and Tavener, this perfect little book takes all the mystique out of classical music, pulling off the trick of being neither pompous nor patronising.A STEPHEN FRY A wonderful miscellany of musical information - marvellous!A ALEX JAMES A fun way to discover the joys of classical music.A JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER

About Darren Henley

Darren Henley is the Managing Director of Classic FM. The author of eighteen books about classical music and musicians, the American Audiobook Publishers Association named two of his audiobooks for children Best Original Work in consecutive years. As well as winning the Radio Times Readers' Choice Award at the British Spoken Word Awards, his Naxos Audiobook The Story of Classical Music was nominated for a Grammy Award. Tim Lihoreau is the Creative Director of Classic FM. He has won numerous awards for his writing and production from the Sony Radio Academy Awards, the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards and the New York International Radio Festival, with his adaptations of fairytales winning a Gold Medal for Best Writing in New York.

Additional information

Sku

GOR001600376

ISBN 13

9781904027812

ISBN 10

1904027814

Title

Classic Ephemera by Darren Henley

Author

Darren Henley

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Elliott & Thompson Limited

Year published

20091002

Number of pages

192

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us