Discover the world of music with this interactive, educational book! Featuring colourful illustrations, press the buttons to hear tunes from different genres and time periods from around the world. Perfect for young readers, this book takes readers on a magical adventure through sound.
Stopping off at 10 key chronologically organised moments in history, in different places around the world, readers meet a great musician in each, and can press their instruments to hear a clip of their musical masterpieces! From 1600s England, where you can hear the harpsichord play Greensleeves, to 18th Century Munich, where you can hear Mozart's piano sonata, to a classical Indian raga in 1700s Udaipur, to New York in the 1940s, where readers can press Charlie Parker's saxophone to hear bebop Jazz, this book will teach children about cultural history, famous musicians and musical genres all while wanting to press the buttons and hear the music again and again. Each musician tells you about where they live, how their music was inspired, and what it means to them, teaching children about the origins of these most magical melodies.
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Hardback
Pages: 24
ISBN: 9780711274235
Size: 30.4 x 26.5 cms