Raising the Roof: A Dazzling History of Classical Music and its Colourful Characters - Hardcover

Pepper, Jack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1787419282 ISBN 13: 9781787419285

Verlag: Templar Books, 2024

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Composer and broadcaster Jack Pepper introduces the world of classical music - and its colourful characters - as you've never seen it before... LET'S ROCK!

Take a tour of musical history, and learn your timbre from your tempo, your tuba from your cello and your symphony from your concerto. Rub shoulders with 20 great composers - including child prodigy Mozart, pioneering musician Florence Price and film score composer Hans Zimmer - and find out what it really takes to write a timeless classical hit!

Listen as you read, using the playlist inside, with over 40 classical pieces covering 1,000 years of music. The story doesn't stop here, as Classical continues to influence music today and future sounds.

Informal, funny and written with infectious enthusiasm, this book is sure to inspire the budding composer in every reader and open up this dazzling world of music to new fans.


'Jack is a musical genius. I wish I had had this book when I was a kid!' Matt Edmondson
'An instant classic!' First News

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Jack Pepper is one of the UK's youngest commissioned composers and youngest-ever national radio presenters. In his teens, he wrote for the Royal Opera House, Classic FM, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the Band of HM Royal Marines, alongside pop, jazz and theatre work that saw his music nominated for a Canadian JUNO Award and performed everywhere from the Royal Albert Hall to the Roundhouse. He has presented for He has presented for Magic Radio's Magic Classical (formerly Scala Radio) and Magic at the Musicals, and hosts both the musical theatre and classical shows for British Airways.

Born and raised in Vicenza, Italy, Michele Bruttomesso is an illustrator that consistently brings a touch of joy to every project he works on. A great punk rock music fan, he came to prominence while still in art school by drawing album reviews for local bands. He has illustrated for magazines, children's books, board games, posters and animation. He's the author of Drengexplosion (2019), an experimental webcomic that mixes cartoon and animation.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Templar Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1787419282
• ISBN 13: 9781787419285
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Bruttomesso Michele
• Anzahl der Seiten: 80
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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