Bach, Beethoven and the Boys: Music History As It Ought to Be Taught

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Summary: A fun read
Review: Nice enough, but the stuff about me is not very accurate. I liked the parts about Johann Sebastian though, he was always such a bore - and reading the chapter about Wolfgang made me laugh. He was a great guy, always fun at parties, and a decent enough composer (except his chamber works, which always make me fall asleep.) As for Stravinsky and Schonberg and those guys, I must admit I have great problems understanding their music.

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Summary: David barber makes me laugh
Review: This book brought tears to my eyes with almost every line. I highly recommend it to all Classical Music lovers. I would suggest also his other book "If it Ain't Baroque". the sequal to Bach Beethoven..... Have fun

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Summary: pretty solid intro
Review: This book is a pretty solid introduction to music history. It's not too detailed, the author keeps it pretty simple. He does try a little too hard to be funny, especially those footnotes. There are nice illustrations as well.

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Summary: music history with humour
Review: This book is something more than just a fun read. True, David Barber has a wonderfully ludicrous, dare I say punny, sense of humor, but the vast majority of his material is ripped off - from music history books! Composers were strange, quirky people who often lived in strange, quirky times. So here we have a strange, quirky writer telling us all about them - what could be more fitting?

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Summary: A Delightfully Stupid (and Insightful) Book
Review: This book is something more than just a fun read. True, David Barber has a wonderfully ludicrous, dare I say punny, sense of humor, but the vast majority of his material is ripped off - from music history books! Composers were strange, quirky people who often lived in strange, quirky times. So here we have a strange, quirky writer telling us all about them - what could be more fitting?