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Come and Meet the Instruments of the Orchestra! How can the orchestra make so many different sounds? It is quiet and gentle, loud and piercing, funny, powerful, beautiful, frightening and many other things besides. Composers for hundreds of years have used the same instruments in a whole variety of ways. Which instrument belongs in which section of the orchestra? Does a violin really have a belly? What exactly is an ondes martenot? And what do these instruments do when they venture outside the orchestra? With your guiding star, Evelyn Glennie, you too can become an expert. You'll even know your heckelphone from your sackbut and your tom-tom from your tam-tam all by spending hours of fun with words, pictures and music, in the book and on the CD-ROM.
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When we just say 'orchestra', we mean the big symphony orchestra that grew up in Europe over 250 years ago. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
When we just say 'orchestra', we mean the big symphony orchestra that grew up in Europe over 250 years ago. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
What a refreshing way to teach children about instruments, plus so much more! As a music teacher I am usually somewhat sceptical about such books, but this one blows the rest away. It is clearly presented and keeps the attention of children of all ages due to the attractive pictures and brilliant CD Rom. A must-buy for Junior schools all over the country and an inspired gift for awkward nieces/nephews/grandchildren etc...
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Excellently written and presented, this is a book bound to be loved by children.
Divided into the different sections of an orchestra, it depicts every instrument with informative and colourful pictures, diagrams, quotations, pitch ranges, fact-bubbles including Did You Know? and How To Play inserts. Inside the front cover is a CD-ROM which again, is well thought out and clearly presented. For each instrument, you can hear a solo demonstration, and several short orchestral excerpts. I had a great time clicking on different instuments and hearing some of their best orchestral moments. Children will love it.
I recommend it to music enthusiasts, especially young musicians, who want to find out more about their instrument and where it belongs in the musical world!
Divided into the different sections of an orchestra, it depicts every instrument with informative and colourful pictures, diagrams, quotations, pitch ranges, fact-bubbles including Did You Know? and How To Play inserts. Inside the front cover is a CD-ROM which again, is well thought out and clearly presented. For each instrument, you can hear a solo demonstration, and several short orchestral excerpts. I had a great time clicking on different instuments and hearing some of their best orchestral moments. Children will love it.
I recommend it to music enthusiasts, especially young musicians, who want to find out more about their instrument and where it belongs in the musical world!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
A well presented and imaginative book. The pictures of the different musical instruments are extremely good quality and beautifully laid out. The information relating to each instrument is concise and easily accessible for all ages and levels of musical understanding. I have already used this book in my teaching and found the CD rom invaluable, as all the musical examples of the instruments are just a click away! As a teacher I was glad to hear that the instrument demonstrations were performed by students! Another great educational resource from Naxos!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Just what I wanted
This not only gives excellent colour pictures of all the instruments, but gives additional information on their history, their construction and the technique for playing them. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Bukhara
fantastic guide to the orchestra
I bought this for my two children aged 7 and 4 to try and give them a little idea of musical instruments. I was not prepared for how enthralled they would be by it!! Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2010 by J. Compton
outstanding value
This book is a gem of an introduction to the orchestra and its instruments. Beautifully produced, entertainingly written,full of invaluable information, combined with clear,... Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2010 by Alfred Sidney
MEET THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA (book & cd)
This is a good way to start children off by introducing them to the instruments of the orchestra in a simplified version. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2009 by Eejram
CD-ROM not Audio-CD, music quality could be better but helpful...
This is an informative and accessible book when used in conjunction with the CD-ROM for all ages particularly as an introduction to a young literate audience. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2009 by Annon
Instruments of the Orchestra book and CD
Great book. Full of detailed pictures and information. The CD has lots of musical extracts and shows off the instruments sounds clearly. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2009 by Mrs. Cm Jeynes
Orchestra
My grandaugher loved this book and found it very educational. It's great to be able to send to her directly, saves postage.
Published on 17 April 2009 by B. Fields
Great but be aware...
This is an excellent book as stated above, and will be invaluable in my music classroom. However be aware that the CD is not an audio CD but a CD ROM, it will not play the sounds... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2009 by Ms. K. Thomson
An outstanding book
A brilliant book! Well laid out, written in a precise yet readable style by a clearly enthused and knowledgeable author, with plenty of useful resources. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2008 by Mr. I. Harris
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