Stories of the Great Composers: Book & CD


Book Description

It is important that young students learn about the lives of the great composers who have enriched our lives with beautiful music. The 12 units in Stories of the Great Composers give elementary students a glimpse into each composer's life, character and music. Includes a CD recording of the suggested listening, featuring one composition by each composer.




Meet the Great Composers, Bk 1


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Contains information on 17 composers who range from the Baroque period to the Contemporary period. Book contains a picture with relevant facts and suggested listening, a brief biography, a study of his music (or time he lived) and a question and answer page for each composer. The accompanying CD includes the suggested listening for each composer; the activity sheets contain the picture with facts and question and answer page for each composer in a reproducible format.




Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers


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This is a compelling and inspiring look at spiritual beliefs that influenced some of the world's greatest composers, now revised and expanded with eight additional composers.




Great Composers


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Accent on Composers


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A complete music appreciation course in one, 120-page, reproducible book/CD package. For each of the 22 featured composers there is a bio (focusing on his or her personal life), a portrait, a listing of the types of music he or she composed, composer factoids, and a timeline. The CD contains a listening example for each composer. The reproducible listening guide includes information about each listening example and a second by second what to listen for in the music." Also included are reviews (assessments) for each composer, plus more than two dozen pages of supplementary material. And it's all reproducible! Composers: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Copland, Debussy, Dvorák, Elgar, Handel, Haydn, Hensel, Hildegard, Ives, Joplin, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, Sousa, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Vivaldi, and Wagner. Reproducible PDFs included on the Enhanced CD, or purchase the Digital Download option to get a full PDF immediately. Great activities for remote teaching or distance learning!"




My First Classical Music Book


Book Description

My First Classical Music Book is a delightfully colorful introduction to classical music, designed to fire the imagination of children aged 5-7 years. Readers are asked to think about the different places in which we might hear music. Then, each of the major composers and musical instrument families are introduced and brought to life in a vivid and enchanting way. Throughout the book, children are referred to the accompanying audio CD so that they can hear examples as they read. This is the most exceptional book of its kind, providing an absorbing experience for both eyes and ears.




The Story of the Orchestra


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




A Taste for the Classics


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The Great Composers


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This new authoritative reference provides an illustrated guide to the most influential western composers of classical music: the ones who have defined or developed particular styles of composition, and who have created for themselves a significant place in music history.




Progressive popular classics of the great composers


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Contains another 35 of the world's most popular melodies by the greatest Classical Composers of all time, arranged brilliantly for Classical Guitar. They include well known masterpieces by Schubert & Tchaikovsky.