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The Classic FM Family Music Box Tim Lihoreau

The Classic FM Family Music Box By Tim Lihoreau

The Classic FM Family Music Box by Tim Lihoreau


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The perfect introduction to the world of classical music for all ages. Produced in collaboration with Classic FM, this entertaining book includes a comprehensive overview of classical music accompanied by hand-drawn illustrations and 8 concealed buttons that play short bursts of iconic pieces of music.

The Classic FM Family Music Box Summary

The Classic FM Family Music Box: Hear iconic music from the great composers by Tim Lihoreau

The Classic FM Family Music Boxis the perfect introduction to the world of classical music. Featuring beautiful hand-drawn illustrations and 8 sound-chip buttons that play short bursts of iconic pieces of music, this unique book brings to life some of the greatest composers throughout history.

Readers will be introduced to the genius of legendary artists such as Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Elgar, Handel, Verdi, Vivaldi and Strauss, and will experience their lives, inspirations and music as never before.

In addition to high-quality sound chips, a unique QR code allows access to a bespoke landing page on Classic FM's website allowing readers to listen to full versions of the music featured in the book.

About Tim Lihoreau

Tim Lihoreau is the presenter of the biggest breakfast show on commercial radio: Classic FM's More Music Breakfast. Tim has won a multitude of awards for his radio writing and production on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as being the author of eleven books. His Modern Phobias has been translated into eleven languages. With a degree in music from the University of Leeds, he was a professional pianist before moving into radio. Along with his wife, he runs three amateur choirs in his home village in Cambridgeshire and regularly plays the organ at his local church.

Table of Contents

RENAISSANCE 1400-1599
Thomas Tallis
Thomas Tallis: Spem in Alium
William Byrd
William Byrd: Ave Verum Corpus
Claudio Monteverdi
The Orchestra: Strings

BAROQUE 1600-1749
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach: Air on the G String
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel: Water Music
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Domenico Scarlatti

CLASSICAL 1750-1829
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fur Elise
Key instrument: Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute
Key instrument: Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture
Franz Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
Key instrument: Trumpet
Antonio Salieri
The Orchestra: Woodwind

ROMANTIC 1830-1899
Sergei Rachmaninov
Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Guiseppe Verdi
Guiseppe Verdi: La Donna e Mobile
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5
Franz Liszt
The Strauss Family
The Strauss Family: Radetzky March
The Strauss Family: By the Beautiful Blue Danube
Gustav Mahler
Frederic Chopin
Richard Wagner
Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet: Carmen
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
The Orchestra: Brass

TWENTIETH CENTURY 1900-1999
John Williams
John Williams: Jurassic Park
George Gershwin
Edward Elgar
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations: Variations on an Original Theme
Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
Dmitri Shostakovich
Howard Shore
Benjamin Britten
Ethel Smyth
The Orchestra: Percussion

Index
Acknowledgements
About the Authors

Additional information

GOR010124548
9781781318072
1781318077
The Classic FM Family Music Box: Hear iconic music from the great composers by Tim Lihoreau
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Aurum Press
20190903
144
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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