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Author: Richard Fawkes
Format: MP3 CD
Author Richard Fawkes
Narrator Robert Powell
Duration 5h 19m
A history of opera from its beginnings in the 16th century through to to present day, with examples from Monteverdi to Wagner.
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Format: MP3 CD
Author Richard Fawkes
Narrator Kim Criswell
Duration 5h 17m
Featuring over 120 musical examples, this audiobook traces the musical from its origins in classical music, (Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera', Offenbach's operettas and Gilbert and Sullivan) through to its flowering in America with 'Showboat', 'Anything Goes', 'High Society', 'Guys and Dolls', 'Oklahoma', 'West Side Story', 'The Sound of Music', 'Oliver'...
View BookThe History of Classical Music
Author: Richard Fawkes
Format: MP3 CD
Author Richard Fawkes
Narrator Robert Powell
Duration 5h 13m
Robert Powell narrates the history of over 1000 years of Western classical music, from Gregorian chant to Henryk Gorecki. Many musical expressions and musical forms are explained and illustrated by performances from some of the most highly praised recordings of recent years.
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