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In an intentionally light-hearted style, Fritz Spiegl has researched the lives and loves of the great composers through the ages. In an alphabetically arranged panorama of biographical portraits, he humorously uncovers hitherto unknown aspects of the composers' personalities that are, at best, discreetly ignored by serious musical analysts or, at worst, have never made the history books at all. He also includes some of the female composers, such as Augusta Holmes and Maria Szymanowska, who are only just becoming appreciated for their contributions to music. Fritz Spiegl's treatment and disclosures, however, are not just idle gossip. His concise use of biographical details gives a clear picture of each composer's musical career, revealing how his emotional life came to influence his music and, in some cases, vice versa. This volume alo features a special section which contains Spiegl's extensive researches into some of the pets of the great composers.

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Book category Books in English The arts Music Music: styles & genres

• Full title: Lives, Wives and Loves of the Great Composers
• Author: Fritz Spiegl
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780714529172
• ISBN: 0714529176
• ID: 04645899
• Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
• Weight: 516 g
• Dimensions: 241 × 163 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. January 1997

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