770 pages, with illustrations by the author. Includes bibliographical, discographical references, and index. Overseas customers please note the book weighs over a kilo and will attract additional postage. The jacket is lightly dust stained and the last few pages are bumped at the head's outer edge. A clean, unmarked and solid copy. "In The Essential Canon of Classical Music, David Dubal identifies the almost 240 composers whose works are most important to an understanding of classical music and offers a chronological guide to their compositions--singling out the sixty most significant with comprehensive essays covering all aspects of their lives and achievements."