Music: The Definitive Visual History - Hardcover

DK

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1409320790 ISBN 13: 9781409320791

Publisher: DK, 2013

Synopsis

Classical music or rock music, everyone has their favourite musical style, but why did jazz go Latin, or blues influence rock? Find out in the story of music from prehistory to the present day.

Music is a visual history of music - the most unifying art form in the world. Every musical revolution from bone flutes to electronica and from jazz to hip-hop is charted in this visually stunning music history. Key musical innovators including Mozart, Louise Armstrong, and Elvis are profiled with biographies that detail their lives and works. Every development from baroque to rock and roll is covered. Music also includes illustrated histories of the most popular instruments, from the guitar to the piano, and listening suggestions for each musical genre.

Whether you are young or old, into pop music or opera, Music will hit the right note with you.

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From the Back Cover

The colourful history of music from prehistory to the present day
Indulge in the story of Music; the definitivevisual history of the most unifying art form.
This visually stunning reference book charts and explains the entire history of music, from bone flutes to electronica and everything in between. Discover the evolution of music era by era, from baroque to rock and roll, with biographies that profile the lives and works of ground-breaking musicians from Mozart to Elvis to Johnny Cash. Inside you'll also find detailed profiles of instruments as well as listening suggestions for each musical style.
Whether you're young or old, into hip-hop or opera, Music will hit the right note with you.

Edition details

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409320790
• ISBN 13: 9781409320791
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400