''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 ...
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[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.
References
Hardback published by Boxtree (2004) ()
Paperback published by Pan (2005) ()
2004 non-fiction books
Books by Stephen Fry
Music books
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