'The Classic FM Friendly Guide to Mozart' will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about this famous composer. There are sections about Mozart's 'Top 20' hits (with reference to the CD) and about his music in films, and even a Mozart Mood Chart with recommended lifestyle pieces.

The Classic FM Friendly Guide to Mozart (Classic FM Friendly Guides)

Biographies & Memoirs

Henley, Darren

Lihoreau, Tim

Arts & Literature

Hodder&Stoughton

This book accompanies the Classic FM radio series presented by Tony Robinson in 2006/7 and is a partner volume to the Friendly Guide composers' books (Classic FM Friendly Guides to Mozart, Beethoven and Elgar). The Friendly Guide to Music fills a gap in the market - an accessible guide to, and history of, the classical music that is played on the station. The accompanying CD contains illustrations of the music, with reference to the Classic FM 'Hall of Fame' (a yearly survey of the nation's classical music favourites).

The Friendly Guide to Music (Classic FM Friendly Guides)

Arts & Photography

Music

Hayley's first performance as 'Little Star' in a Christmas play was perfectly pitched, beautifully sung and enthusiastically received. She was six years old. Now, at the tender age of twenty, she is the fastest-selling debut classical artist ever. Her string of musical accolades is astonishing and her audiences range from royalty to premiers. This is her story, from her first performance, through later roles in major productions such as "Annie", "La Boheme" and "The Sound of Music", her decision at the age of eleven to busk for her lunch money, and the subsequent record deals, money, charity work and classical superstardom.

Hayley Westenra: In Her Own Voice

Westenra, Hayley

Humor & Entertainment

Virgin Books

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Classical Music But Were Too Afraid to Ask

Hardie Grant Books

An essential short history of classical music, and a standalone accompaniment to the Handy Guides series Trace the history of classical music from its birth through the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods and right up to the present day. Packed full of essential information, this pocket-sized handbook explores the lives and works of the key composers from around the world. Classic FM’s Handy Guides are a fun and informative set of introductions to standout subjects within classical music, each of which can be read and digested in one sitting: a perfect collectible series for all those new to the world of classical music, as well as aficionados with busy schedules.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Classical Music (Classic FM Handy Guides)

Elliott Thompson

What are the greatest pieces of classical music ever composed? Every music lover has a favorite, whether it is one that moves you to joy or tears, that makes itself heard with marching refrains or delicately rises with soft flutes. The Classic FM Hall of Fame is proud to present the richness and beauty of classical music for aficionados everywhere. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the popular Hall of Fame countdown, Classic FM have updated this edition with a new countdown—distilling the charts from the past 20 years into one beautifully produced book containing the 300 greatest pieces of classical music of all time. It is full of specially commissioned illustrations, biographies of the leading composers, recommended recordings, and of course stories for the 300 pieces themselves.

The Ultimate Classic FM Hall of Fame: The Greatest Classical Music of All Time

Jackson, Sam

The Arts Dividend looks in depth at seven key benefits that art and culture bring to our lives: encouraging the UK's creativity; advancing education; impacting positively on health and wellbeing; supporting innovation and technology; providing defining characteristics to villages, towns and cities; contributing to economic prosperity; and enhancing England's reputation for cultural excellence on the global stage. This book encourages us to consider the country's unique levels of creativity and the invaluable rewards to be gained from the public investment that enables great art and culture to be a part of everyone's lives, no matter who they are or where they live. Having spent a year traveling the length and breadth of England, Darren Henley shares his reflections on the UK's national arts and culture landscape in 2016, offering a snapshot of the remarkable creativity on display from Cumbria to Kent and from Cornwall to Northumberland.

The Arts Dividend: Why Investment in Culture Pays

<div>Enriching lives and places, creativity builds a stronger society filled with happier, healthier people. For children born into a world of unprecedented technological, political, and environmental change, those whose creativity has been nurtured will be best equipped to flourish. This book argues the importance of creativity for everyone. It is not the sole preserve of arts-based subjects, but at the heart of medical, scientific, engineering, and entrepreneurial progress, too. Identifying the education system as the best route to ensure cultural benefits are open to all, Darren Henley argues that creativity should be&nbsp;at its heart. It is only by equipping children with the creativity to make the best use of their talents, and providing them with expert teachers who can nurture those abilities, that the next generation will have the skills necessary to invent tomorrow.</div>

Creativity: Why It Matters

Decca is one of the great global names in recorded music. From pioneering techniques that revolutionized classical recording, to the 1960s and '70s pop explosion, through to the classical revival in the 1990s and 2000s, the sheer diversity of Decca's story and its influence on 20th- and 21st-century music is unparalleled. Featuring rare photography and never-seen-before archival material, this sumptuously produced history includes twelve chapters covering Decca's foundation and growth, its characteristic sound, its boom during the pop years, and its involvement with acts that range from Vera Lynn to the Rolling Stones, from David Bowie, Luciano Pavarotti and the Three Tenors, to today's crossover superstars such as Andrea Bocelli and Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Full of lively anecdotes and insights into the label's broader contribution to culture, Decca: The Supreme Record Company is a treat for collectors, aficionados, and anyone fascinated by the development of modern music.

Decca: The Supreme Record Company: The Story of Decca Records 1929-2019

Business & Money

Easlea, Daryl

Industries

'The arts create shared experiences that move us to laughter or tears; that increase our understanding of other people's lives, that educate and entertain us. In short, it is the power of enlightenment.'&nbsp; Sir Peter Bazalgette, former Chair of Arts Council England, 2012-16&nbsp; Arts and culture make a hugely significant impact, enriching people's lives in many ways. At a time when funding is frequently under threat, Darren Henley argues for the invaluable rewards to be gained from investment, &nbsp;and that we should not take our rich cultural heritage for granted.&nbsp; The Arts Dividend Revisited is based on his reflections on England's arts and culture landscape, and the remarkable creativity displayed across the country. As more and more people are encouraged and inspired to participate, and artistic work flourishes, the book looks in depth at the many benefits the arts can bring: encouraging creativity across all disciplines; advancing education; providing defining characteristics to places; having a positive impact on health and wellbeing; supporting innovation and technology; contributing to economic prosperity; and enhancing England's reputation for cultural excellence. &nbsp;

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