Book of Classical Music Lists - Softcover

Herbert Kupferberg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140111883 ISBN 13: 9780140111880

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1988

Synopsis

Presents a variety of facts and trivia about composers, instruments, compositions, opera, orchestras, and musicians

About this title

From Library Journal:

Shakespeare's plays in music, sports in music, a list of operatic suicides, Faust in music, historical personages in music, musical marriages, a look at Metropolitan Opera ticket prices from the Met's first year until nowthese are just some of the more than 100 lists that make up this most fascinating collection of facts, trivia, and musical minutiae compiled by well-known author, critic, and journalist Kupferberg. But there is also an immense store of handy information here, much that would be difficult, if not impossible to find elsewhere. The list "Earning a Living in Opera" would have saved this librarian much frustration in coping with a reader's question only last week. Well-written, well-researched, and well-organized, this book deserves a spot in any music collection. William Shank, CUNY Grad. School Library
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0140111883
• ISBN 13: 9780140111880
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244