Story of the Orchestra Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music!

by Hamilton, Meredith; Levine, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781579121488
• ISBN10: 1579121489
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Summary

Eye-catching illustrations and photos, engaging text, and delightful musical selections on the accompanying 70-minute CD lead children on an exciting and educational tour through the instruments and music of the orchestra, and the composers who wrote the music.

Author Biography

Meredith Hamilton graduated from Brown University and has an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Formerly an art director at Newsweek and Time, she illustrated the previous six books in the Child's Introduction series, among other books, and her work can be found in magazines and animations as well. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and three children.

Author Robert Levine is an internationally known music and travel writer whose work has appeared in dozens of publications. He was the co-editor of Records' Classical Pulse! Magazine, helped launch and was the Senior Editor-in-chief of Andante.com, a world wide web site devoted to every aspect of classical music and musicians. He attends his operas and symphonies in New York.

Table of Contents

Orchestra Bob	p. 7
The Big and Powerful Music of the Orchestra	p. 9
The Composers	p. 11
Baroque Period	p. 13
Classical Music Era	p. 17
Romantic Era	p. 22
Modern Era	p. 31
The Orchestra Instruments	p. 41
String Section	p. 42
Woodwind Section	p. 50
Brass Section	p. 60
Percussion Section	p. 70
Keyboard Instruments	p. 85
The Conductor	p. 92
Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.