The Hutchinson Music Reference Suite, PC, XP New

The Hutchinson Music Reference Suite is jam-packed  with more than 9,000 fascinating articles, complete with music clips,  pictures, and quotes.

Explore the biographical entries on the wide range of  people that have shaped the musical world through the ages, from  conductors and composers such as Simon Rattle and Johann Bach, to tenors  including the world-renowned Luciano Pavarotti.

Discover the different types of works such as  Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Bizet’s Carmen or Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony,  and study the theory behind the music, including musical terms and  notation.

• An easy-to-use search facility to guide you through  the numerous articles available. Categories include: People, Works,  Instruments, Institutions, Theory, and a Timeline.
• Listen to, and learn about a wide variety of musical instruments  from the accordion to the zither.
• A timeline dating back to 25,000 BC.
• Key musical selections are all brought to life through high quality  sound extracts and illustrations.
• Articles can be printed, copied to the clipboard and pasted into  other applications, such as your word processor for personal use.
• An interactive quiz to test your knowledge of music.
• Supports the Music Curriculum at GCSE level.