The Story of the Orchestra - Includes CD Author:Meredith Hamilton (Illustrator), Robert Levine Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music! — Eye-catching illustrations, engaging text and delightful musical selections on the accompanying 70-minute CD lead children ages 8 to 12 (and parents, too!) on an exciting and educational tour through the instruments and music of... more » the orchestra. Illustrated in exquisite and colorful detail with over 100 original drawings and photographs, this package is a fun and exciting musical journey for children.
The engaging text is broken into three sections: an introduction to each instrument of the orchestra from the cello to the timpani, the stories of famous composers from Bach to Stravinsky and an explanation of different musical styles from Baroque to Modern. Each step of the way, children can listen to actual musical examples of what they are learning about. Young readers will hear the sound of an actual violin as they study the instrument and enjoy the playful tune of a Mozart minuet as they read about the composer's precocious exploits as a child.
CD contents: Ride of the Valkyries / Wagner -- Four Seasons / Vivaldi -- Well-Ttempered Clavier / Bach -- Symphony No. 101 "Clock" / Haydn -- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik / Mozart -- 5th Symphony ; 9th Symphony / Beethoven -- Sleeping Beauty / Tchaikovsky -- Hungarian Dance / Brahms -- Symphony No. 4 / Mahler -- Arabesque No. 1 / Debussy -- Rite of Sspring / Stravinsky -- Symphony no. 4, third movement / Tchaikovsky -- Sonata for violin and piano in A major / Franck -- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Bartok -- William Tell Overture / Rossini -- Carnival of Aanimals / Saint-Saens -- Dance of the Blessed SPirits / Gluck -- Suite No. 2 for Flute, Strings and Basso Continuo / Bach -- Symphony No. 4, Third Movement / Tchaikovsky -- Sinfonia in G Major for 2 Oboes and Orchestra / Albinoni -- Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra / Mozart -- Bolero / Ravel -- Sorcerer's Apprentice / Dukas -- Mother Goose Suite / Ravel -- Concerto for Trumpet in E Flat / Haydn -- Horn Concerto No. 1 / Mozart -- Symphony No. 3 / Mahler -- Pictures at an Exhibition / Mussorgsky -- Carmen Suite / Schedrin -- Symphony No. 7 / Mahler -- Symphony No. 4, Finale / Tchaikovsky -- Peer Gynt / Grieg -- Nutcracker Suite / Tchaikovsky -- Toccata and Fgue in D Minor / Bach -- Pathetique Sonata / Beethoven -- Concerto Champetre / Poulenc. The composers. Baroque Period --Classical music era -- Romantic era -- Modern era -- The orchestra instruments. String section -- Woodwind section -- Brass section -- Percussion section -- Keyboard instruments -- The conductor« less