★穿越時空音樂會,從4百多年前琴聲悠揚的英國,到爵士樂蓬勃發展的紐約
★一鍵輕按,立即重返12個改變全世界的經典音樂場景
本書帶讀者回到12個音樂史上的關鍵時刻,反覆聆聽改變世界的聲音:1600年代的英國,大鍵琴演奏的《綠袖子》悠揚樂音;接著前往1700年代的印度烏代浦,欣賞印度古典音樂拉格的樂音;穿梭在18世紀的慕尼黑街頭,耳邊傳來莫札特的鋼琴奏鳴曲;而1940年的紐約,則是爵士史上地位崇高的薩克斯風大師查理帕克演奏咆勃爵士樂(Bebop)的舞台。
讀者將遇見各個時代最偉大的音樂家,輕按書中按鈕隨點隨播大師們的傑作。書中並收錄這些不同風格與樂器的音樂流派、文化背景等介紹,以及音樂家創作出動人旋律的故事。
Press the buttons to hear the music in this time-traveling journey around the world, as young readers embark on a magical adventure through the history of music!
Stopping off at 10 key chronologically organized moments in history, in different places around the world, readers meet a great musician in each, and can press their instruments to hear a clip of their musical masterpieces! From 1600s England, where you can hear the harpsichord play Greensleeves, to 18th Century Munich, where you can hear Mozart’s piano sonata, to a classical Indian raga in 1700s Udaipur, to New York in the 1940s, where readers can press Charlie Parker’s saxophone to hear bebop Jazz, this book will teach children about cultural history, famous musicians and musical genres all while wanting to press the buttons and hear the music again and again. Each musician tells you about where they live, how their music was inspired, and what it means to them, teaching children about the origins of these most magical melodies. A great playtime or bedtime read, complete with a soundtrack that tracks key moments in musical history, children will love to listen to the most beautiful and important, genre defining bars of music time and time again.