Orchestra

First Title Value for Searching:

Orchestra

Personal Author:

Nuovo, Avalon

Physical Description:

77 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 29 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Summary:

"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 studios"--Amazon.com.

Subject Term:

Orchestra -- Juvenile literature.

Musical instruments -- Juvenile literature

Additional Credits:

Doran, David (Artist)

Publication Info:

London : Flying Eye Books, 2019.

Subject:

Orchestra -- Juvenile literature.

Musical instruments -- Juvenile literature

Orchestras

SAILS ISBN:

9781912497867

Available:

Library	Shelf Number	Shelf Location	Status
Searching... Mansfield Public Library	J 784.2 N	CHILDREN NONFICTION	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Pembroke Public Library	J 784.2 NUO	CHILDREN NONFICTION	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Seekonk Public Library	784.2 NUOVO	CHILDREN NONFICTION	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Swansea Public Library	J 784.2 N	CHILDREN NONFICTION	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Perfect for quarantine reading with your children!

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 studios, all illuminated by David Doran's stylish and immersive artwork.

A beautifully illustrated coffee table guide to everything you could ever want to know about the orchestra.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Crisply paced and clearly written, this engaging introduction to the western orchestra is appealingly substantive. The first half covers the symphony orchestra's history and composition, exploring its sections (strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, guests) and investigating how representative instruments from each category make sound: "When the player blows into the , it is the reed's vibration against the mouthpiece that makes the sound." Nuovo elegantly builds concepts as the text proceeds: "You may have started to see a pattern in how instruments work. Some use air, some are plucked or bowed, but all of them are doing the same thing to make sound: vibrating." In the second half, narrative focus expands to include "The Music and Its Makers" (refreshingly, Nuovo chooses to feature Hildegard of Bingen, Amy Beach, and Duke Ellington, among others) and orchestral music "Beyond the Concert Hall." Doran's coolly stylized illustrations use smoky shades of rust, ochre, and blue to enliven the pages. Ages 7--10. (Nov.)