Listen to the birds : an introduction to classical music /

Gerhard, Ana.

Listen to the birds : an introduction to classical music / music selection and explanatory notes, Ana Gerhard ; illustrations, Cecilia Varela ; [translation from Spanish to English, Helène Roulston and Sabrina Diotalevi]. - [Montreal] : Secret Mountain, ©2013. - 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm + 1 audio disc (26 min. : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.)

CD: The goldfinch / Antonio Vivaldi -- La primavera / Antonio Vivaldi -- The song of the birds / Clément Janequin -- Melancholy / Einojuhani Rautavaara -- The bird : (Peter and the wolf) / Sergueï Prokofiev -- Hens and roosters : (The carnival of animals) / Camille Saint-Saëns -- Aviary : (The carnival of animals) / Camille Saint-Saëns -- The swan : (The carnival of animals) / Camille Saint-Saëns -- Dance of the swans : (Swan Lake) / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- Song for the lark : (The seasons -- album for children) / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- The lark ascending / Ralph Vaughan Williams -- Ballet of the unhatched chicks / Modest Mussorgsky -- Toccata con lo scherzo del cucco / Bernardo Pasquini -- The cuckoo and the nightingale / George Frideric Handel -- The robin / Olivier Messiaen -- Papgeno and Papagena : (The magic flute) / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Piano concerto no 17 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- The raven / Franz Schubert -- Dance of the firebird / Igor Stravinsky -- Toy symphony / Leopold Mozart.

Provides an introduction to classical music, describing how birds have inspired composers throughout history, and includes a musical glossary and short biographies of the composers.

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Music appreciation--Juvenile literature.
Music--History and criticism--Juvenile literature.
Birdsongs--Juvenile literature.


Illustrated works.

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