Microsoft Composer Collection (PC, CD-ROM) Microsoft - 1995 USA, Canada Release
Microsoft Composer Collection
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| Product ID | 93007-27420 |
| Product UPC | 093007274208 |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Packaging | Retail Box |
| Media | CD-ROM |
| Copyright date | 1995 |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft |
| Label | Microsoft Home |
| Category(s) | Music, Music Reference |
| Country of Origin | United States of America |
Description from the packaging.
Explore the musical worlds of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert.
By Robert Winter and Alan Rich with The Voyager Company.
Includes three CD-ROM titles!
- Microsoft Multimedia Schubert, The Trout Quintet.
- Microsoft Multimedia Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony.
- Microsoft Multimedia Mozart, The Dissonant Quartet.
The Microsoft Composer Collection brings you more than 15 hours of multimedia exploration into the exquisite music and fascinating lives of three uniquely gifted composers.
- Best music education title, Multimedia Beethoven. - Multimedia World
- 1994 Multimedia World Reader's Choice Winner.
You'll never listen to classical music the same way again.
Each CD-ROM helps you discover the meaning of music:
- A Close Reading teaches you about the intricacies and expression of the compositions, offering continuous listening to the score while following the author's commentary.
- Pocket Audio Guide's single-screen overview provides fast access to the music.
- Special sections offer an in-depth look at the composer's inspiration, composition theories, key instruments, and musical ensembles.
Discover their talents- and yours!
Each CD-ROM gives you historical context for the composer and his music:
- Enter their lives, learning through captivating biographies and full-color period artwork what their worlds were like.
- Challenge your understanding of each composer's works with entertaining and educational musical quiz games.
- Explore the intricacies of each masterwork at your own pace in A Close Reading.
- Test your new knowledge with three entertaining games for one to four players.
- Look for more illustrated, interactive composer titles from Microsoft Home.
- Immerse yourself in the world that deeply influenced each composer.
Robert Winter (author, Multimedia Beethoven and Multimedia Mozart) is a renowned musical scholar and pianist who has taught at UCLA since 1974. His many credits include producing two live, nationally broadcast public radio series on Mozart and Beethoven.
Alan Rich (author, Multimedia Schubert) is a music critic for several notable publications, a lecturer at UCLA and the California Institute of the Arts, and a commentator on National Public Radio.
System Requirements
PC Windows 3.1
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| Required CPU | 386 |
| Required RAM | 4MB |
| Req. Hard Drive | 5MB Free |
| Requires Mouse | Yes |
| Required Audio | Yes |
| Supported Video | VGA VGA 256 Color |
| Misc Support | Headphones or speakers |
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