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The Da Capo Catalog Of Classical Music Compositions

by Jerzy Chwialkowski

"The Da Capo Catalog   should prove quite useful for all music lovers. The thoroughness and detail are unmatched in any single volume."

- Leonard Slatkin

"Once this sizable volume is opened, amateurs and professionals will breathe a sigh of relief to discover at last the succinct and logical listing of works, opus numbers, keys, and nicknames they have always hoped for. Far from being too much, one wishes there were more in here! And once you've started browsing . . ."

- Christopher Hogwood

"When I started this catalog many years ago for my own use, I was astonished and disappointed by the inadequacy and inconsistency of the existing reference sources. They span many decades, originated in different countries, represent different standards, and--or so it seems--were often not subjected to the sharp eye of an editor. . . . I began to write complete lists of compositions based on available scholarly work and to come up with a format that would make using the catalog as easy as changing CDs in a CD player." - Jerzy Chwialkowski, from the Introduction

At what age did Brahms compose his first symphony? What was Schumann working on when Berlioz published his "Symphonie fantastique"? What American folk tunes, popular melodies, and fragments of other composers' works did Charles Ives build into his compositions? For the first time, classical music buffs can find the answers to these and other questions in one user-friendly volume: THE DA CAPO CATALOG OF CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPOSITIONS. This Da Capo Press original lists every single composition by 132 of the most important classical composers of the past four centuries. From Monteverdi to Stockhausen, Handel to Gershwin, all essential information is now at the music lover's fingertips.

Each composer's work is broken down by genre, each title includes the date of composition, the source of the lyrics (for vocal works), the instruments for which the piece was composed, and additional information regarding arrangements, orchestration, catalog numbers, etc. Many stage works are broken down into building blocks, allowing the reader to place a particular aria in the context of the whole opera, or quickly grasp the structure of an oratorio. Also included are lost works, fragments, projects, doubtful and spurious compositions, and arrangements of other composers' works. Author Jerzy Chwialkowski combines exhaustive research with a fastidious eye for consistency, and his numbering system may be adapted as a labeling system for the reader's own collection.

THE DA CAPO CATALOG OF CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPOSITIONS was prepared with the listener and collector in mind. The novice can identify at a glance which works will complete a collection of Mozart's serenades or Dvorák's string quartets, while the connoisseur can find out what other works by Beethoven share the musical themes of "Eroica." This is the most important classical music reference book published in the last decade. More complete and accessible than any other single volume, THE DA CAPO CATALOG OF CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPOSITIONS is sure to become a classic itself.

Jerzy Chwialkowski started work on this catalog over two decades ago. In his spare time he practices architecture in Ottawa, Ontario.

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