Bibliography:

If you are looking for a text to read along with the online lessons to study the subject deeper, take a look at the books marked with an *. Those were my favorites.

100 Great Operas and Their Stories, Henry W. Simon. 1989., Henry W. Simon. 1989.

A History of Western Music, 4 th Ed., Donald J. Grout and Claude V. Palisca. 4 th Ed., Donald J. Grout and Claude V. Palisca.

Britannica.com

Classic Tunes and Tales, Tod F. Kline, 1997., Tod F. Kline, 1997.

Classicsforkids.com

Concise History of Western Music, 3rd Ed., Barbara Russano Hanning. 2006., 3rd Ed., Barbara Russano Hanning. 2006.

DSOkids.com

Eugene Ormandy Conducts 20th Century Classics, 12 CD set., 12 CD set.

Geniuses of the American Musical Theatre: The Composers and Lyricists, Herbert Keyser. 2009., Herbert Keyser. 2009.

Great Composers of the 20th Century, Jacqueline Wollan Gibbons. 2000., Jacqueline Wollan Gibbons. 2000.

http://great-quotes.com

Legends, Icons, and Rebels: Music That Changed the World, Robbie Robertson, et al. 2013., Robbie Robertson, et al. 2013.

Lives of the Musicians, Kathleen Krull, 1993., Kathleen Krull, 1993.

Philharmonia.co.uk

SpotlightonMusic.macmillanmh.com/n/teachers

*Music: An Appreciation, 4th Brief Ed., Roger Kamien, 2002., 4th Brief Ed., Roger Kamien, 2002.

Music: An Appreciation, 7th Ed., Roger Kamien, 2000., 7th Ed., Roger Kamien, 2000.

MusicAcademyOnline.com

MusicianGuide.com

Naxos.com

*The Classical Music Experience, 2nd Ed., Julius H. Jacobson, 2008., 2nd Ed., Julius H. Jacobson, 2008.

*The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music History, Michael Miller, 2008., Michael Miller, 2008.

The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music, Eric Gilder, 1985., Eric Gilder, 1985.

*The Gift of Music, 3rd Ed. Jane Stuart Smith and Betty Carlson., 3rd Ed. Jane Stuart Smith and Betty Carlson.

The History of Classical Music, Stuart A. Kallen, 2013., Stuart A. Kallen, 2013.

The Story of the Orchestra, Robert Levine, 2001., Robert Levine, 2001.

*The Vintage Guide to Classical Music, Jan Swafford. 1992., Jan Swafford. 1992.

The Wordsworth Dictionary of Musical Quotations, Derek Watson. 1991.

Twentieth-Century Music, Robert P. Morgan. 1991., Robert P. Morgan. 1991.

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