Packed with history, culture, facts, puzzles and images of all the most well-known composers, concert halls, scores and pieces, the Classical Music Puzzle Book will make the perfect Christmas gift for those who love music.
Covering a wide range of classical composers and well-loved classical pieces, the book will suit both classical music aficionados, who are musicians themselves, to those who just love BBC Radio 3 or Classic FM.
Organised into 5 sections: Vocal, Opera, Concerto, Symphony, and Chamber Music, there will be approximately 80 sections, each containing puzzles and quizzes that relate to classical music from all periods. The puzzles will be designed so that you can work out the answers if you don’t know them already, so you don’t have to be a musical expert in order to enjoy the book.
Written by classical music radio and television broadcaster Petroc Trelawny with puzzles by Dr Gareth Moore and Laura Jayne Ayres.
Petroc Trelawny is a classical music radio and television broadcaster. He has contributed to the Spectator, Irish Times and BBC Music Magazine. Since 1998, he has been a presenter on BBC Radio 3.
Dr Gareth Moore is the author of over 200 puzzle and brain-training titles for both children and adults, including The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book (Trapeze), Enigma: Crack the Code (Michael O’Mara) and The Penguin Book of Puzzles (Michael Joseph). His books have sold in excess of 5 million copies in the UK alone, and have been published in over 35 different languages. He is also a director of the World Puzzle Federation, which oversees the World Puzzle Championships, and a director of the UK Puzzle Association. Find him online at DrGarethMoore.com.Laura Jayne Ayres is a puzzle writer and author. She studied Linguistics at the University of Cambridge, and is also a published playwright. Books that she has worked on include: The Whodunnit Puzzle Book, Spydle, The Fantasy Puzzle Book, Meowdle and 'Twas The Murder Before Christmas.