By Gilles Comeau and Rosemary Covert. A great series for appreciating music history in a broader cultural context. Highly readable texts in an engaging format are replete with graphics (reproductions of paintings, composer portraits, instruments, architecture, manuscripts, etc.). Includes reproducible fold-out materials: illustrated time lines for students to fill in; period art gallery; and a 12-page quiz booklet. Perfect for the classroom or studio with ages 9-14. Paperback
The Twentieth Century documents the most important composers with a biography and general analysis of their music. Composers studied include Debussy, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Messiaen, Boulez, Reich and more.
