| Show History of Music Musio Readably Outlined in Helpful Book Handy Volume Written for Those Thos Without Technical cal Knowledge on the Subject For those people who want to know and understand music and yet have no technical knowledge Dr Charles Isaacson's The Simple Story of ot Music should prove of in inestimable inestimable In- In estimable value In this volume Dr Isaacson relates ye re re relates lates the history of ot music dwelling both on the gre great t musical geniuses and how to appreciate their com com- positions He writes In a light readable style of ot everything from that fearful thing called opera to whether musicians ns should be en endured en- en dured The book is rounded off by a handy dictionary for tor emergencies which informs the eager reader that Brahms rhymes with arms and was a German classical composer that a madrigal al is a medieval part song and that a vina is a Hindu In in- in strument Although you yoU might not recognize a a fugue if It you OU met It face to face still you youK be able to talk about It as an old and tried friend after completing this book |