Beethoven and Friends

Download or read book Beethoven and Friends written by Kishore Chatterjee and published by . This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What were monophonic Gregorian Chants? Who codified them and when were they composed? Why did Western classical music become polyphonic during the Renaissance? What kind of music did Bach, Handel and Vivaldi compose during the Baroque period? This work presents the history of Western classical music through the stories of the lives that shaped it. What were monophonic Gregorian Chants? Who codified them and when were they composed? Why did Western classical music become polyphonic during the Renaissance? What kind of music did Bach, Handel and Vivaldi compose during