Comeau, Gilles

A study guide for use with "An Illustrated History of Music for Young Musicians: The Twentieth Century, " featuring photographs, activities, a time line, and composer summary charts.

This book examines the characteristics of Classical music and the lives and works of the major composers, It also looks at social aspects of the period. Illustrated with period art works and includes a study guide with activities accompanying every section of the book. Includes a pull-out timeline poster and composer summary chart.

An illustrated introduction to the baroque period of music, looking at life, the arts, and musical life in the baroque era, discussing the characteristics of baroque music, and examining the lives and careers of Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, and a selection of lesser known composers. Includes a study guide with activities, a time line, and composer summary charts.

An illustrated introduction to the music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, looking at life, art, and musical life in the era, discussing the characteristics of the music of the period, and examining the lives and careers of notable composers. Includes a study guide with activities, a time line, and composer summary charts.

An illustrated introduction to the music of the twentieth century, looking at politics, society and culture, and science during the 1900s, discussing trends in the arts, and examining the general and specific features of music in the first and second halves of the twentieth century, as well as the lives and careers of notable composers. Includes a study guide with activities, a time line, and composer summary charts.

An illustrated introduction to the romantic period of music, looking at life, the arts, and musical life in the romantic era, discussing the characteristics of romantic music, and examining the lives and careers of Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, and other famed and lesser-known composers. Includes a study guide with activities, a time line, and composer summary charts.