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The NPR Classical Music Companion, January 1997
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THE NPR CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPANION
By: Miles Hoffman

An Essential Guide for Enlightened Listening

Houghton Mifflin
January 1997
320 pages
ISBN: 0618619453
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Non-Fiction

An irresistable tour through the lexicon of classical music

Confused because you don't know your pianoforte from your forte-piano? Relax, The NPR Classical Music Companion is the perfect reference book. Miles Hoffman has compiled an entertaining guide to the terms and concepts of classical music, with more than 130 entries including definitions and etymologies and amusing analogies to help you make sense of the more abstract aspects of music.

“Whether you know a lot about music or nothing at all, Miles Hoffman will help you think about what you listen to and how you listen. This book is a great achievement. There's nothing else out there like it.” -- Wynton Marsalis, composer, trumpeter, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in music

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