Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music

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Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music is a book ghostwritten by Tim Lihoreau for author, actor, comedian and director Stephen Fry. [1]

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It is based on Fry's regular Classic FM (UK) radio slot and is a book about the history of classical music. Fellow radio host Lihoreau has written a range of Classic FM publications along similar lines.

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Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western culture, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music. While a more precise term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820, this article is about the broad span of time from before the 6th century AD to the present day, which includes the Classical period and various other periods. The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common-practice period. The major time divisions of Western art music are as follows:

Fry provided a Foreword in which he states that it is "a very personal book" (p. ix). Although the book is written in the first person, the nature and extent of Fry's contribution is not otherwise explained.

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References

  1. Copyright identification, 2005 edition

Hardback published by Boxtree (2004) (ISBN   0-7522-2534-0)
Paperback published by Pan (2005) (ISBN   0-330-43856-5)

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