Secret Lives of Great Composers: What Your Teachers Never Told

Secret Lives of Great Composers: What Your Teachers Never Told You about the World's Musical Masters

True tales of murder, riots, heartbreak, and great music.
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With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Gioachino Rossini (draft-dodging womanizer) to Johann Sebastian Bach (jailbird) to Richard Wagner (alleged cross-dresser), Secret Lives of Great Composers recounts the seamy, steamy, and gritty history behind the great masters of international music. Youâ€™ll learn that Edward Elgar dabbled with explosives; that John Cage was obsessed with fungus; that Berlioz plotted murder; and that Giacomo Puccini stole his churchâ€™s organ pipes and sold them as scrap metal so he could buy cigarettes. This is one music history lesson youâ€™ll never forget!
Country USA
Brand Quirk Books
Manufacturer Quirk Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-04-08

Secret Lives of Great Composers: What Your Teachers Never Told You about the World's Musical Masters