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Author
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This beautifully illustrated reference is a guide to the history of music and the instruments of the orchestra. An extended introduction provides a history of music-making around the world and outlines the evolution of the orchestra. It also features famous players, orchestras and concert halls, and the role of the composer and the conductor. A visual directory then follows, organised according to families of instruments: strings, woodwind and brass,...
Author
Series
Mainstreams of music volume 2
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1973
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the orchestra discussing important composers and their works from the early sixteenth century to the present day. Includes a glossary of terms.
Author
Series
Belmont mansion novels volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Despite her training as a master violinist, Rebekah Carrington was denied entry into the Nashville Philharmonic by young conductor Nathaniel Whitcomb, who bowed to public opinion. Now, with a reluctant muse and a recurring pain in his head, he needs her help to finish his symphony"--
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is 1939. Lavender--La to her friends--decides to flee London, not only to avoid German bombs but also to escape the memories of her shattered marriage. Settling in as small town, she organizes an amateur orchestra from the village and the local RAF base and falls in love with one of her prized recruits.
6) Orchestra
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Before there were DJs, rock stars, pop groups, and jazz trios, there was the orchestra. Whether it takes center stage or brings performances and movies to life, the orchestra is the magnificent original voice of the western world. Learn about all of the ingenious instruments that make up the orchestra and the luminary composers whose work has endured for centuries. Travel from the stunning Wiener Musikverein in Vienna to the world's greatest recording...
Author
Series
Schirmer's library of musical classics volume 1751-1752
Publisher
G. Schirmer
Pub. Date
c1952
Language
Italiano
Author
Publisher
Crocodile Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Follows a conductor who is auditioning each instrument for his orchestra, building to a performance of two pieces of classical music. With links to downloadable music, ... pictograms of a full-size symphony orchestra, and information on all of the instruments and music featured"--
Author
Publisher
Little Genius Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Learn your first STEAM technology words with this engaging, rhyming story!"--Back cover.
"With bright, energetic illustrations, and simple, rhyming text, Visiting the Orchestra follows Emma and John as they visit an orchestra during practice. They hold their ears as the musicians tune their instruments, watch in awe as the conductor takes her place at the head of the orchestra, and listen as each instrument gets a chance to play . . . culminating...
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
Based on the global phenomenon, this official Pinkfong Baby Shark book is perfect for sharing with the Baby Shark fan in your life! It's time to sing and dance with Baby Shark! In Baby Shark and the Family Orchestra, Baby Shark and his parents and grandparents come together to create magnificent underwater music!
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 29
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Violet has been chosen to play in the orchestra for a production of Romeo and Juliet in London! The mouselets begin to notice strange things happening during rehearsals. Someone is trying to sabotage the production. Can the Sisters uncover the phantom before the show is ruined?
Author
Series
Schirmer's library of musical classics volume 1930
Publisher
Distributed by H. Leonard Pub. Corp
Pub. Date
[198-?], c1978
Language
English
Author
Series
Schirmer's library of musical classics volume 1934
Publisher
Distributed by H. Leonard Pub. Corp
Pub. Date
c1982
Language
English
Author
Series
Schirmer's library of musical classics volume 1929
Publisher
Distributed by H. Leonard Pub. Corp
Pub. Date
[198-?], c1978
Language
English
Author
Series
Schirmer's library of musical classics volume 1935
Publisher
Distributed by H. Leonard Pub. Corp
Pub. Date
c1984
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Henery Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"With few other options, African-American classical musician Gethsemane Brown accepts a less-than-ideal position turning a group of rowdy schoolboys into an award-winning orchestra. Stranded without luggage or money in the Irish countryside, she figures any job is better than none. The perk? Housesitting a lovely cliffside cottage. The catch? The ghost of the cottage's murdered owner haunts the place. Falsely accused of killing his wife (and himself),...
Author
Series
Shai and Emmie story volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Third-grader Shai is already busy with her mother away and the Student Orchestra's benefit concert coming up, but that does not stop her from helping a stray animal in her backyard.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains the origin of the "Recycled Orchestra," a group of children from Cateura, Paraguay that play instruments from recycled trash and perform concerts all over the world.
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