Little creatures : an introduction to classical music
2019
Book
"This book pairs five centuries of music history with stunning illustrations of fascinating little creatures--insects, arachnids, and amphibians; wasps, butterflies, frogs, and snakes. A glossary of musical terms and a short biography of each composer are included along with a CD (plus a unique code for the digital download) of recordings performed by the likes of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Liverpool Philharmonic, and the Nashville Symphony."--Provided by publisher.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9782924774557
- 2924774551
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm + 1 CD (35 min : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in)
Other Title: Bichos. English
Notes:
- Translation of: Bichos - Introducción a la música de concierto.
- Includes listening guide, composer biographies, and a glossary of musical terms.
- Text in English, translated from the Spanish.
Contents:
- The tale of Tsar Saltan / Flight of the Bumblebee
- He spake the word, and there came all manner of flies... / Israel in Egypt
- From the diary of a fly / Mikrokosmos
- Overture / The wasps
- The night's music / Out of doors
- Music of insects, frogs and toads / The child and the spells
- The frogs
- The wandering tadpole
- String quartet opus 50, numbers 6 / The frog
- The cricket
- March of the grasshoppers / Music for children
- The grasshopper
- Song of the flea / Goethe's Faust
- The flea
- Tarantella / Bardic sounds
- The spider in its web / The spider's feast
- Entrance of the ants / The spider's feast
- The butterflies
- Seven butterflies, VI
- Sensemayá.
Control Number: 2795732
Publisher: [Montréal, Québec] : The Secret Mountain, 2019.