''Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music'' is a book ghostwritten by Tim Lihoreau for author, actor, comedian and director

Stephen Fry Sir Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer. He came to prominence as a member of the comic act Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in ''A Bit of ...

.Copyright identification, 2005 edition It is based on Fry's regular Classic FM (UK) radio slot and is a book about the history of

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be #Relationship to other music traditions, distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical mu ...

. Fellow radio host Lihoreau has written a range of Classic FM publications along similar lines. Fry provided a Foreword in which he states that it is "a very personal book" (p. ix). Although the book is written in the first person, the nature and extent of Fry's contribution is not otherwise explained.

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Hardback published by Boxtree (2004) ()
Paperback published by Pan (2005) () 2004 non-fiction books Books by Stephen Fry Music books {{music-publication-stub