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Nuovo, Avalon, author.
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Orchestra -- Juvenile literature.
Music -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
Orchestral musicians -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
Musical instruments -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
Orchestral music -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.
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Orchestra / Avalon Nuovo ; [illustrated by] David Doran.
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Nuovo, Avalon, author.
London : New York : Flying Eye Books, [2019]
Subjects
Orchestra -- Juvenile literature.
Music -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
Orchestral musicians -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
Musical instruments -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
Orchestral music -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781912497867 (hardcover) :
1912497867 (hardcover)
9781911171201 (hardcover)
1911171208 (hardcover)
Description:
77 pages : color illustrations; 30 x 30 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
The players and their stage -- The arrangement of an orchestra -- The string section -- How it works: the violin -- The woodwind section -- How it works: the trumpet -- The percussion section -- How it works: percussion -- Occasional guests -- You are an instrument, too! -- A forest of sound -- How it works: concert hall acoustics -- The concert hall: Wiener Musikverein -- Reading music -- Composing the music -- Medieval genius: Hildegard of Bingen -- The Four Seasons: Antonio Vivaldi -- Composition pioneer: Amy Beach -- The Planets: Gustav Holst -- Big band maestro: Duke Ellington -- Hall of fame -- Mythology of music -- Opera -- Orchestra and dance -- Composing for musical theater -- Composing for the cinema -- Orchestra and technology -- Getting involved.
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Summary:
"From atmospheric movie soundtracks to exhilarating live performances, the dazzling sound of the orchestra is unmistakable. Meet the performers who bring the music to life, the instruments that take center stage, and discover the beauty behind each and every note"--Back cover.
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Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library
J -- Juvenile Nonfiction
784.2 Nu
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