This is one of four general guides I own to classical music. I have other books specifically on orchestral, concerto, chamber, choral and opera, but this is one that covers all the different forms. The Miller Barnes and Noble Introduction to Music goes over such things as tone, rhythm, melody, etc. ...
More likely 4.5 stars. I love it.Classical music has always enchanted me, but at the same time eluded me. It is, as Jacques Barzun said in his [b:From Dawn to Decadence|58233|From Dawn to Decadence 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present|Jacques Barzun|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfro...