By Ana Gerhard
These magical treats cleverly combine music, illustrations and brief notes on the subjects that stir children's imaginations as they listen to hear how composers weave ideas and sounds into their music. Using a wide variety of musical styles from all eras creates ear-opening experiences for transitions, listening activities, music centers...subs love them, too!
Each includes a glossary, short bios of featured composers, and a CD of about 20 musical excerpts. Ages 6-10.
Set of 4 Hardbacks and CDs
What's included:
- Amazing Water (21032)
Water has long inspired composers like Schubert, Debussy, & Ravel to recreate the music of the sea, rivers, fountains, and rainfall.
- Simply Fantastic (6900)
Witches, goblins, elves, fairies and wizards cavort in music of Verdi, Grieg, Mendelssohn, Wagner, & more.
- Listen to the Birds (8780)
Listen for hens & roosters, cuckoo, nightingale, Firebird & more in works by Mozart, Vivaldi, St.-Saëns, Stravinsky, etc.
- Little Creatures (21149)
Haydn's Frog String Quartet, Prokofiev's March of the Grasshoppers, Vaughan Williams' The Wasps, Beethoven's Song of the Flea & more.
