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Music is and always has been an amazing way for people to connect to each other and to express their own ideas and emotions. The Children's Book of Music encourages young people to discover the power of music and be inspired by the music from cultures all over the world.
In this clear and lively introduction to music history, the book takes a chronological journey around the world, exploring the sounds and rhythms of different cultures, the development of instruments, and the progression of musical styles. From the beginnings of music for ritual or magical purposes to the technological developments that have taken modern music in new directions, the fascinating history of how music has become an international exchange of ideas.
This book simply explains how instruments are played and how composers have written music to express their feelings, and demystifies the language of music. Included are profiles of the fascinating lives, inspirations, and achievements of great composers and international performers, and timelines tracing the influences and roots of classical periods and modern popular music.
A deeper appreciation of music is encouraged further, by "try it yourself ' activities and suggested lists of music to listen to.
The four styles of spread in the Children's Book of Music reflect different aspects of a wide-ranging subject:
Instrument profiles (such as a trumpet and a gamelan orchestra) give children the opportunity to see the instrument in full detail. Features include the types of music performed on it; how to play it; famous performers.
Music styles (for example, hip hop and the Classical era) trace a timeline through the development of a particular style of music.
Musician profiles (including Mozart and Elvis Presley) tell the stories of key composers and performers - the people
Performance spreads (from stringed instruments to music festivals) present a theme-linked collection of
instruments or musical performances. who shaped music as we know it.
Contents
What is Music? - Introduction
Part 1: Early music (20,000 bce - 1600 ce)
Performance: From the first hum - prehistoric and native music
Music style: Ancient world music
Instrument profile: Didgeridoo (Australia)
Performance: Fun with drums - collection of drums from around the world
Music style: Sounds of Africa
Instrument profile: Pipa (China)
Performance: Things with strings - collection of
stringed instruments from around the world
Musician profile: Ziryab - Arabic oud musician
Instrument profile: The gamelan (Indonesia)
Performance: Rituals and religious music
Instrument profile: Sitar, tabla and tambura (India)
Musician profile: Kengyo Yatsuhashi - Japanese koto composer
Part 2: Classical music (1600 - 1900)
Music style: Baroque era (1600-1750)
Performance: World of wind - collection of wind instruments from around the world
Musician profile: JS Bach
Performance: Oratorios
Music style: Classical era (1750-1820)
Instrument profile: Violin
Musician profile: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Musician profile: Ludvig van Beethoven
Instrument profile: The orchestra
Music style: Romantic era (1810-1920)
Musician profile: Hector Berlioz
Performance: Opera
Musician profile: Richard Wagner
Instrument profile: Grand piano
Performance: Dance
Musician profile: Peter Tchaikovsky
Music style: National Music (19th century)
Musician profile: The Mighty Handful
Musician profile: Antonin Dvorak
Performance: Great conductors
Instrument profile: Trumpet
Musician profile: Claude Debussy
Musician profile: Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performance: Operetta
Part 3: Modern music (1900-now)
Musician profile: Arnold Schoenberg
Performance: Brassed off - collection of brass instruments from around the world
Music style: The Blues
Musician profile: Duke Ellington
Instrument profile: Saxophone
Musician profile: Joaquin Rodrigo
Performance: Recorded sound
Musician profile: Frank Sinatra
Performance: Musicals
Musician profile: Elvis Presley
Instrument profile: Electric bands
Musician profile: The Beatles
Music style: Reggae
Performance: In concert
Musician profile: Led Zeppelin
Music style: Pop music
Performance: African pop
Instrument profile: Electric guitar
Music style: Hip hop
Performance: Television and film music
Musician profile: AR Rahman - Bollywood filmi music
Music style: Contemporary classical music
Musician profile: Peter Sculthorpe
Music style: World electronica
Performance: Music festivals
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments
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DK Publishing; September 2010
145 pages; ISBN 9780756676384
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Subject categories
- Academic > Performing Arts > Literature on music > History and criticism > Biography
- Academic > Performing Arts > Literature on music > Periodicals. Serials
- Academic > Performing Arts > Literature on music > Literature for children
- Juvenile Nonfiction > Music
- Children's & Young Adult Fiction > Music
ISBNs
075667638X
9780756667344
9780756676384