The story of the orchestra : listen while you learn about the instruments, the music, and the composers who wrote the music / Robert Levine ; illustrated by Meredith Hamilton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Black Dog & Leventhal : Distributed by Workman Pub. Co., 2001.Description: 96 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1579121489
  • 9781579121488
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JUV ML 1200 .L48 2001
Contents:
CD contents: Ride of the Valkyries / Wagner -- Four seasons / Vivaldi -- Well-tempered 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 spring / 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 animals / 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 fugue 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.
Summary: Describes the orchestra and includes information on composers, instruments, and the conductor.
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Juvenile Book Storms Research Center Juvenile Collection JUV ML 1200 .L48 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 98650553
Juvenile Book Storms Research Center Juvenile Collection JUV ML 1200 .L48 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 98650554

CD contents: Ride of the Valkyries / Wagner -- Four seasons / Vivaldi -- Well-tempered 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 spring / 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 animals / 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 fugue 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.

Describes the orchestra and includes information on composers, instruments, and the conductor.

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