Isbn: 9780752225340 - Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music (21 results)

Hardback. Condition: Fair. 'Hello, I'm Stephen the Fry. Now time for the first outing of a brand, spanking new feature here on "The Incomplete and Utter History of Classic Music".putting some unsuspecting figure in music under the spotlight.' In his "Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music", Stephen Fry presents a potted and brilliantly rambling 700-year history of classical music and the world as we know it.Along this musical journey, he casually throws in references to pretty much whatever takes his fancy, from the Mongol invasion of Russia and Mr Khan (Genghis to his Friends), the founding of the MCC, the Black Death (which once again became the new black in England) to the heady revolutionary atmosphere of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and the deep doo-doo that Louis XVI got into (or 'du-du' as the French would say). It's all here - Ambrose and early-English plainsong, Bach, Mozart (beloved of mobile phones everywhere), Beethoven, Debussy, Wagner (the old romantic), right up to the present day. Entertaining and brilliantly written, this is a pretty reckless romp of a history through classical music and much much more. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardback. Condition: Fair. 'Hello, I'm Stephen the Fry. Now time for the first outing of a brand, spanking new feature here on "The Incomplete and Utter History of Classic Music".putting some unsuspecting figure in music under the spotlight.' In his "Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music", Stephen Fry presents a potted and brilliantly rambling 700-year history of classical music and the world as we know it.Along this musical journey, he casually throws in references to pretty much whatever takes his fancy, from the Mongol invasion of Russia and Mr Khan (Genghis to his Friends), the founding of the MCC, the Black Death (which once again became the new black in England) to the heady revolutionary atmosphere of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and the deep doo-doo that Louis XVI got into (or 'du-du' as the French would say). It's all here - Ambrose and early-English plainsong, Bach, Mozart (beloved of mobile phones everywhere), Beethoven, Debussy, Wagner (the old romantic), right up to the present day. Entertaining and brilliantly written, this is a pretty reckless romp of a history through classical music and much much more. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780752225340.…

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Pan Macmillan, London, 2004.FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. Pristine. As new. First Edition, First Printing. Unread. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.

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Publisher's Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. - 222 mm. Cream cloth hardcover. Pp. xii, 304. Minor edge wear and rubbing to DJ. Overall, VG / VG.

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Hardcover/gebunden. Condition: gut. 1. Auflage. - Sehr guter Zustand - In englischer Sprache. 304 S. pages. 22 x 13,5 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 304 pages, pale cream cloth, embossed titles in silver down the spine, minor edge wrinkles, no splits, not ex-library. No inscriptions. No smells. VG+ to Fine. * Quote. *The Egyptians, who had taken to using a rounded bowed harp called a "bint", presumably because it was rounded, curvy and everyone wanted to pluck it".…

Condition: Used: Good. Occasion - Bon Etat - Jauni, Taché - Stephen fry's incomplete & utter history of classical music (2004) - Grand Format.

Condition: Wie neu. 320 Seiten Schnitt etwas angegilbt, alles aber noch in Folie, daher Inhalt einwandfrei und ungelesen Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450 14,0 x 2,5 x 22,2 cm, Gebundene Ausgabe.