A captivating and inspiring story set to the music of Smetana designed to introduce Classical music to a younger audience at Key Stages 1 and 2. Ann Bryant's magical tale about young Billy Briggs and his fun on the ice that one day becomes a personal mission to set the waters free of the confines of a dam.The book is accompanied by a CD that features a lavish recording of The Moldau from Bedrich Smetana's Ma Vlast and some stunning illustrations. Young readers are invited to follow the story and allow the music to inspire their imaginations as the tale progresses. The combination of story music and pictures make this a truly three-dimensional experience and a vital alternative to the daily barrage of the popular media.

Songs, Stories And History. Par WAYNE ERBSEN. Plus récent livre de Wayne Erbsen jette un regard profond sur la musique bluegrass pour découvrir ses vraies racines : ballades des premiers pionniers, écossais-irlandais fiddle tunes, spirituals noirs, mélodies de plantations, blues, meurtre ballades, chansons sentimentales parlor de styles de banjo Tin Pan Alley, en Caroline du Nord et Gospels. Le livre est richement illustré de plus de 100 photos d'époque et comprend les paroles, notation musicale, accords, histoire et jouer des trucs à 94 chansons. Il y a aussi près de 80 pages de l'histoire et des profils décrivant les musiciens dont le Monroe Brothers, Carter Family, Bradley Kincaid, Riley Puckett, Charlie Poole, Wade and J.E. Mainer, Vernon Dalhart, Carolina Tar Heels, G.B. Grayson et Henry Whitter, Fiddline, Arthur Smith, Ernest V. Stoneman, Blue Sky Boys, Fiddline John Carson, Coon Creek Girls, Earl Scruggs, Eck Robertson, Callahan frèresSamantha Bumgarner, Bill Monroe Zeke and Morris Wiley, Jimmie Rodgers et Stringbean. CD facultatif par Wayne Erbsen et Laura Boosinger est availabl... / Niveau : Débutant / Bluegrass - Songbooks / Recueil / Chant