Bach, Beethoven, and the Boys: Music History As It Ought to Be Taught 35th ed. Edition-Wow! eBook

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Bach, Beethoven, and the Boys: Music History As It Ought to Be Taught 35th ed. Edition

Author(s): David W. Barber (Author)

Publisher: Alfred Music
Publication Date: October 1, 2014
Edition: 35th ed.
Language: English
Print length: 144 pages
ISBN-10: 0980916712
ISBN-13: 9780980916713

Book Description

David W. Barber has delighted readers around the world with Accidentals on Purpose, When the Fat Lady Sings, and other internationally best-selling books of musical humor. His best-selling Bach, Beethoven and the Boys chronicles the lives of the great (and not-so-great) composers as you've never read them before--exploring their sex lives, exposing their foibles and expanding on our understanding of these all-too-human creatures. Filled with information, interesting facts, and trivia, this hilarious history covers music from Gregorian chant to the mess we're in now. From Bach's laundry lists to Beethoven's bowel problems, from Gesualdo's kinky fetishes to Cage's mushroom madness, Barber tells tales out of school that ought to be put back there (think how much more fun it would be if they taught this stuff). As always, Dave Donald had provided witty and clever cartoon illustrations to accompany the text.

My heartiest commendation for an admirable work of scholarship . . . I will not say again that it is funny, since this will compel you to set your jaw and dare Barber to make you laugh." ---Anthony Burgess, on Bach, Beethoven and the Boys."

Editorial Reviews

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"My heartiest commendation for an admirable work of scholarship.

... I will not say again that it is funny, since this will compel you to set your jaw and dare Barber to make you laugh."

- Anthony Burgess

on Bach, Beethoven and the Boys

"I must say I still adore opera. I know it is just as silly as Mr. Barber says it is, but I love it."

- Anna Russell

on When the Fat Lady Sings

"This amusing and witty ... delightful book."

- Yehudi Menuhin

on Accidentals on Purpose

"Those who have laughed their way through David Barber's earlier books will know that there are a lot of facts lurking behind his irreverent humour."

- Trevor Pinnock

on Getting a Handel on Messiah

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Bach, Beethoven, and the Boys: Music History As It Ought to Be Taught 35th ed. Edition

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