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.
- New York : Black Dog & Leventhal : Distributed by Workman Pub. Co., 2001.
- 96 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
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.