music appreciation

Introduces a variety of musical concepts, composers, and styles, and provides descriptions of different families of instruments that make up an orchestra, focusing on voice, woodwind, and rhythm and percussion.

Presents a music CD with excerpts from twenty classic songs by such composers as Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Verdi accompanied by illustrations of gnomes, fairies, witches, elves, and wizards. Includes a glossary of musical terms and a short biography of each composer.

"The essential listener's guide to more than a thousand years of Western classical music ; Explains the elements and terminology of classical music in clear and simple terms ; Discusses the music and instruments of each period, from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras, to developments in modern music sine 1900 ; Explores the life stories, musical styles, and most popular works of almost 300 composers"--Back of container.

Photographs from around the world celebrate the universal joy that kids get from making music, whether they are playing instruments, clapping their hands, stomping their feet or singing.

Looks at how birds helped with the creativity of composers of classical music.

An introduction to musical traditions from around the world, discussing jazz, pop, folk, and classical music, as well as the unique styles of regions such as Africa, the West Indies, and the Far East.

Presents a historical overview of the development of music, from the ceremonial music of ancient Egypt to the electronic sounds of the twentieth century.

Text and illustrations introduce various music professions and what it takes to do their job.