Following the success of My First Classical Music Book, author Genevieve Helsby and illustrator Jason Chapman return with My First Piano Book. Bursting with life and humor, this is a uniquely comprehensive introduction to the piano, designed first and foremost to inspire. Text and illustrations are so perfectly in tune with each other that every page is a treat to explore. With a cast of animal characters showing what they know (and what they don't!), this truly is both informative and great fun. Book and two CDs, with online music, and narration. Part 1: Why is the Piano So Special? How the piano works and sounds. 23 music tracks including: Bach - Prelude in C; Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21; Joplin - The Entertainer; Debussy - Clair de lune; Faure - Berceuse; John Cage - Perilous Night No. 6; Satie - Gymnopedie No. 1 Part 2: How Do I Play It? A clear introduction to playing the piano. Play along with 12 specially written pieces with Guide Me narration option.

My First Piano Book

Children's Books

Helsby, Genevieve

Arts, Music & Photography

Naxos Books

From the cello to the bassoon, the tuba to the timpani, Those Amazing Musical Instruments! takes you on an exciting musical tour! In a revised edition, including access to a brand new, exclusive website, this vibrant, colorful, comprehensive and unique book is a rich exploration of orchestral instruments. Learn about the character of each instrument, how it is constructed and played, which instruments go well together, and hear how they all sound! With featured guide, conductor Marin Alsop, youll 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 tracks

Those Amazing Musical Instruments!

Genevieve Helsby

Education & Reference

A delightfully colorful introduction to classical music, now in the Spanish language, aimed to fire the imagination of young children aged 5-7 years. Readers are asked to think about the different places in which we might hear music, whether it is in a concert hall, or just on television. They are then introduced to a selection of famous composers including Mozart and Beethoven, and learn about each of the musical instrument families, from woodwind to percussion. Throughout the book children are referred to the accompanying online playlist so that they can hear examples as they read.Music on the online playlist includes Mozart’s Magic Flute, Williams’ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Saint-Saëns’Carnival of the Animals, Holst’s Planets, Stravinsky’s Petrushkaand Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf.\nUna deliciosa introducción a la música clásica, diseñada para despertar la imaginación de los niños desde la edad preescolar hasta la primaria. Se pide a los lectores que piensen en los diferentes lugares en los que podemos escuchar música, como una sala de conciertos o en la televisión. 
Se presenta de una manera divertida y totalmente ilustrada una sección dedicada a varios compositores famosos como Mozart y Beethoven, y otra sección sobre las familias de instrumentos musicales, desde instrumentos de viento madera hasta las percusiones. A lo largo del libro, se remite a los niños a la lista de reproducción en línea que lo acompaña, para que puedan escuchar ejemplos musicales mientras leen. En la lista de reproducción se incluyen, entre otras grandes obras La Flauta Mágica de Mozart, Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal de Williams, El carnaval de los animales de Saint-Saëns, Los planetas de Holst, Petrushka de Stravinsky, y Pedro y el lobo de Prokofiev.

Mi primer libro de música clásica (Spanish Edition)

Jason Chapman

Jeremy Siepmann traces the evolution of Mozart's unique genius, from a precocious childhood dominated by an ambitious father to his tragically early death. Drawing extensively on Mozart's own correspondence, this biography reveals his cheerful, reflective but elusive character and highlights the fulfilment and frustrations brought by life as a freelance musician in an age of rampant change. Part of the Naxos Life and Music series, this illustrated biography is accompanied by two audio CDs of recordings, presenting a representative selection of full movements from Mozart's works.

Mozart: His Life and Music (Naxos Books)

Biographies & Memoirs

Siepmann, Jeremy

Arts & Literature

Sourcebooks MediaFusion and Naxos proudly present this fascinating biography, complete with two CDs of his greatest works plus an exclusive website with extended compositions. Jeremy Siepmann draws an accessible portrait of the turbulent, troubled but determined figure of Beethoven, regarded by many as the greatest composer who ever lived. And with the words comes the music: Two CDs of carefully chosen pieces covering all the different genres in which Beethoven made his mark. Readers also gain access to an exclusive website that offers the musical works in full, the music of Beethoven's contemporaries, new essays and more. This revolutionary biography utilizes traditional and new media to provide a uniquely rounded portrait of the composer himself. Naxos is the world's leading classical music label and provider of classical music over the Internet at www.naxos.com.

Beethoven: His Life and Music

jeremy-siepmann

Book by Helsby, Genevieve, Glennie, Evelyn

Meet the Instruments of the Orchestra

Arts & Photography

Music

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) famously said that a symphony 'must embrace everything', and his own massive works create whole worlds of exceptional emotional range and imagination. Johnson explains the personal and cultural background to Mahler's music, helping the listener to understand how his songs and symphonies were so deeply affected by the joys and sufferings of his life. Part of Naxos' Life and Music series, this illustrated biography is accompanied by two audio CDs of recordings, presenting a representative selection of full movements from Mahler's works.

Mahler: His Life and Music

Stephen Johnson

This book explains all. Even those with only a marginal interest in the piano and pianists will be entertained by the procession of eye-popping

Chopin: His Life and Music

Jeremy Nicholas

My First Classical Music Book is a delightfully colorful introduction to classical music, designed to fire the imagination of children aged 5-7 years. Readers are asked to think about the different places in which we might hear music. Then, each of the major composers and musical instrument families are introduced and brought to life in a vivid and enchanting way. Throughout the book, children are referred to the accompanying audio CD so that they can hear examples as they read. This is the most exceptional book of its kind, providing an absorbing experience for both eyes and ears.

My First Classical Music Book: Book & CD (Naxos My First... Series)

Well over a century after Wagner's death, the man and his music are as controversial as ever. Praised for his profound insights into the workings of the human heart, he has also been condemned as a dangerous libertine, a proto-fascist and an arrogant bore. His vast four-part operatic "Ring" cycle has been elevated as one of the greatest achievements of western culture and dismissed as an unparalleled example of creative megalomania. This book makes no attempt to gloss over the darker sides of Wagner's character, personally or artistically, but argues that the finer aspects of his vision transcend its flaws. It tells the story of an extraordinary life, and charts Wagner's development, from unpromising beginnings, into the creator of some of the most brilliantly innovatory and seductively beautiful music ever composed. And with the words comes the music: 2 CDs of carefully chosen pieces spanning Wagner's compositional life. Furthermore, the purchaser of the book is given access to a dedicated website which offers even more music to listen to, as well as other bonus material.

Wagner

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