The third book in the Student's Series is unique because it provides concise, easily understood information normally found only in large, expensive volumes. This handy-sized text includes background material on the major periods of music history, as well as interesting facts on well-known composers from each period. Excellent drawings of most composers are also included. Works well for both individual and classroom use.

The Pre-Renaissance Period
The Renaissance Period
     Giovanni-Pierluigi da Palestrina
The Baroque Period
     Some General Characteristics of Baroque Music
     Johann Sebastian Bach
     George Frederick Handel
The Classical Period
     Some General Characteristics of Classical Music
     Franz Josef Haydn
     Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
     Ludwig Van Beethoven
The Romantic Period
     Some General Characteristics of Romantic Music
     Franz Schubert
Felix Mendelssohn
Frederic Chopin
Franz Liszt
Johannes Brahms
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Anton Dvorak
The Impressionist Period
     Claude Debussy
The Contemporary Period
     Some General Characteristics of Contemporary Music
     George Gershwin
     Aaron Copland
     Dmitri Shostakovich
Into The Next Century