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Why love complicated music? How does an experienced listener 'read' a piece? Why is it important to know different renditions of the same piece? What are theorba, graund and sonorica? What Russian composer is a contemporary of Mozart? How not to confuse Verdi and Monteverdi? This book is a pilot in the ocean of academic music for students and their parents. It is short, honest, fun and systematic about how to tune in to learn about the classics, get rid of stupid stereotypes, call everything by the right names, and find your way in centuries of Western and Russian music. The author reads.