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Listen to the birds : an introduction to classical music / music selection and explanatory notes Ana Gerhard ; illustrations, Cecilia Varela ; [translation from Spanish to English, Hel©·ne Roulston and Sabrina Diotalevi].

by Gerhard, Ana.

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Secret Mountain, c2013.

Music appreciation -- Juvenile literature.

Birdsongs -- Juvenile literature.

9782923163895 (hc)

2923163893 (hc)

Aves. English English.

1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 cm. + 1 sound disc (12 cm)

Includes music CD.

"First published in Spanish as Las aves - Introductión a la música de concierto."--[p. 68]

"CD duration: 26 minutes / Illustrations, explanatory notes, composter biographies and a glossary of musical terms also on CD as a printable PFD."--Back cover.

Translated from Spanish.

CD contents. The goldfish / Vivaldi -- La primavers / Vivaldi -- The song of the birds / Janequin -- Melancholy / Rautavaara -- The bird (Peter and the wolf) / Prokofiev -- Hens and roosters (The carnival of animals) / Saint-Saëns -- Aviary (The carnival of animals) / Saint-Saëns -- The swan (The carnival of animals) / Saint-Saëns -- Dance of the swans (Swan lake) / Tchaikovsky -- Song for the lark (The seasons - Album for children) / The lark ascending / Vaughan Williams -- Ballet of the unhatched chicks / Mussorgsky -- Toccata con lo scherzo del cucco / Pasquini -- The cuckoo and the nightingale / Handel -- The robin / Messiaen -- Papageno and papagena (The magic flute) / W.A. Mozart -- The raven / Schubert -- Dance of the firebird / Stravinsky -- Toy symphony / L. Mozard.

Provides an introduction to classical music, describing how birds have inspired composers throughout history, and includes a musical glossary and short biographies of the composers.

Varela, Cecilia, 1973-

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