The Book of World-Famous Music: Classical, Popular, and Folk (Fifth Edition, Revised and Enlarged)

By James J. Fuld

Book Overview

Well-researched compilation of music information, analyzes nearly 1,000 of the world's most familiar melodies -- composers, lyricists, copyright date, first lines of music, lyrics, and other data.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486414752
• ISBN13: 9780486414751
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Fuld: Master of Music

Interesting, clear and in-depth - a truly terrific and handy book.

Despite the title this appears to be a scholarly work.

I recently had an opportunity to glance at this book. The title makes it sound like a coffee-table book, but in fact it consists of hundereds of mini-investigations into the sources of very well-known pieces of music. Footnotes include references to other works and to primary sources. Recommend to anyone with an eclectic desire for information on music.