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].
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Spanish Publication details: [Montreal] : Secret Mountain, ©2013.Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm + 1 audio disc (26 min. : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.)Content type:- text
- still image
- performed music
- unmediated
- audio
- volume
- audio disc
- 2923163893
- 9782923163895
- Aves. English
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 781.17 G368 | Available | 33111008447324 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Winner of:
Parents' Choice Gold Award
Throughout history birds have caught the imagination of composers and inspired their creativity, and this selection of works by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, and others introduces children to classical music through the discovery of the melodious similarities between notes produced by instruments such as the flute, the organ, and the harpsichord and the birds' songs. In addition to lovely illustrations, the book features a glossary of musical terms, a short biography of each composer, and a brief description of each bird evoked or mentioned in the composition. The accompanying CD offers excerpts of 20 different recordings--ranging from The Goldfinch , Hens and Roosters , and The Dance of the Swans to The Cuckoo and the Nightingale , Piano Concerto N , and Dance of the Firebird --performed by world-class luminaries including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Toronto Chamber Orchestra.
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.
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.