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Little known fact about me - I'm a music history geek. I started playing piano when I was five-years-old. I've been in band and choir pretty much my whole life. I was a music minor in college and briefly contemplated pursuing a Master's in Music History (what I would do with that degree is a whole different question). Music is still one of my passions, but my interest in music history has settled down enough to be satisfied by reading an occasional music-related book. For this freebie Top Ten Tuesday, I thought I would share some of the books about music that I've read and loved.
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Symphony by Jude Morgan (Historical fiction, telling the story of Hector Berlioz and the woman who inspired his most famous work, the Symphonie Fantastique.)
Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others by Stacy Horn (An exploration of the physical and emotional wonders of choral singing.)
A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano by Katie Hafner (As a pianist myself, I found this book absolutely fascinating. Who knew you could tweak the sound of a piano in so many different ways? My review.)
Strings Attached: One Tough Teacher and the Gift of Great Expectations by Joanne Lipman & Melanie Kupchynsky (We've all had teachers who inspire us. When it's a music teacher, so much the better!)
The Cello Suites by Eric Siblin (This was a five-star read for me. It tells the story of Bach's Cello Suites, the Spanish cellist who rediscovered them, and Siblin's own journey to learn how to play the cello. My review.)
Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others by Stacy Horn (An exploration of the physical and emotional wonders of choral singing.)
A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano by Katie Hafner (As a pianist myself, I found this book absolutely fascinating. Who knew you could tweak the sound of a piano in so many different ways? My review.)
Strings Attached: One Tough Teacher and the Gift of Great Expectations by Joanne Lipman & Melanie Kupchynsky (We've all had teachers who inspire us. When it's a music teacher, so much the better!)
The Cello Suites by Eric Siblin (This was a five-star read for me. It tells the story of Bach's Cello Suites, the Spanish cellist who rediscovered them, and Siblin's own journey to learn how to play the cello. My review.)
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The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart (Pianos and Paris. What a perfect combination!)
Beethoven Remembered by Franz Wegeler and Ferdinand Ries (A book about Beethoven, written by two of his good friends. A music history lover's paradise!)
The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824 by Harvey Sachs (Beethoven's most famous symphony - the one with Ode to Joy - put into its historical context.)
Bach, Beethoven, and the Boys: Music History as it Ought to be Taught by David W. Barber (For those who like a little humor with their history.)
The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach by Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach is the little-known 21st of Johann Sebastian Bach's 20 children. In other words, he's completely made up. And completely rolling-on-the-floor hilarious. Any music lover has to read this book!)
Beethoven Remembered by Franz Wegeler and Ferdinand Ries (A book about Beethoven, written by two of his good friends. A music history lover's paradise!)
The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824 by Harvey Sachs (Beethoven's most famous symphony - the one with Ode to Joy - put into its historical context.)
Bach, Beethoven, and the Boys: Music History as it Ought to be Taught by David W. Barber (For those who like a little humor with their history.)
The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach by Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach is the little-known 21st of Johann Sebastian Bach's 20 children. In other words, he's completely made up. And completely rolling-on-the-floor hilarious. Any music lover has to read this book!)
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