Release Date: 2009/11/17 Publisher: Seimido Publishing ISBN: 9784415305622 Price: 1500 yen Book Overview The World of Sheet Music, Enjoyed with Classical Masterpieces This book explains the joy of deciphering the intentions of works embedded in the sheet music of famous pieces, with easy-to-understand explanations using illustrations and diagrams, along with a CD featuring classical masterpieces. The included CD contains 95 main melodies from the musical examples in the book, and two orchestral scores to enjoy with the CD and sheet music. About the Author Hiroki Sakaguchi Born in Tokyo in 1953. Composer, music content creator, music writer, and photographer. Part-time lecturer at Bunkyo Gakuin University. He majored in composition at the Nihon University College of Art, Department of Music. He began working on film music and other projects while in school, and became a professional composer. He identifies himself as a hybrid composer, working across genres such as avant-garde, classical, jazz, rock, world music, healing music, popular music, and traditional Japanese music. He has produced numerous CDs, including "Great Journey" (Canyon), "On Ki," "Ganbaranakute Ii yo / Natsuno Shibata" (Woble), "Kaze no Hito ~ Takayuki Akegawa no Omoide" Sozo Akegawa [Ocarina] (Victor Entertainment), "Japanese Mysteries / Ron Korb" (Oasis 〈Canada〉), and the "Stress Relief Music for Pets" and "Pochacco no Kodomo no Uta" series (Nippon Crown). He has also worked on numerous film scores for dramas, anime, and educational videos. In recent years, he has focused on research that questions the essence of music, and has written many books.