The Sound of Music: Musical Books for all Ages!
By The Children's Bookshop
The Sound of Music: Musical Books for all Ages!
By The Children's Bookshop
It's never too early to introduce young children to an appreciation of the world of classical music. What better gift to give joy and inspiration?
The Story Orchestra: The Planets: Press the note to hear Holst's music
Jessica Courtney Tickle and Jessica Courtney-Tickle
£16.99 £16.14
Listen to the Music: A world of magical melodies
Mary Richards and Caroline Bonne-Muller
£16.99 £16.14A brilliant musical journey through time. From Medieval choral singing, classical and world music through the centuries and 1940's jazz, a whole new experience of different sounds and instruments are introduced.
The Planets
Fiona Watt and Morgan (Illustrator) Huff
£12.99 £12.34Gustav Holst's famous piece, complemented by the illustration, evokes the power and drama of the solar system. A wonderful addition to the Usborne Musical Books series.
The Story Orchestra: In the Hall of the Mountain King: Press the note to hear Grieg's music
Jessica Courtney Tickle
£16.99 £16.14The latest, eagerly anticipated addition to the Story Orchestra series. An adventurous tale of trolls and heroism ....... and coming back home again. The haunting score perfectly matches this Nordic story.
The Story Orchestra: The Magic Flute: Press the note to hear Mozart's music
Katy Flint and Jessica Courtney-Tickle
£16.99 £16.14A world-famous opera adds to the Story Orchestra series. A tale of magic and sorcery; princes and princesses and a host of well-loved characters sweeping the story along with the eponymous magic flute.
The Story Orchestra: The Nutcracker: Press the note to hear Tchaikovsky's music
Jessica Courtney-Tickle
£16.99 £16.14A classic Christmas favourite ballet, and a brilliant introduction to Tchaikovsky's music.
The Nutcracker: Wind and Play!
Lily McArdle and bodil jane
£20.00 £19.00An interactive book featuring an innovative wind-up mechanism, playing an engaging Waltz of the Flowers just like a musical jewellery box!
Listen to the Nutcracker
Marion Billet
£8.99 £8.54One of the internationally bestselling series of board books with amazing real-life sounds, aimed at babies and toddlers. Truly a Nutcracker for every age.
The Story Orchestra: Carnival of the Animals: Press the note to hear Saint-Saens' music
Katy Flint and Jessica Courtney Tickle
£16.99 £16.14The exuberant illustration gives joyful life to another ballet in this series. Follow the myriad animals' journeying, accompanied by Saint-Saen's witty and energetic music.
Carnival of the Animals
Fiona Watt and Katie Melrose
£12.99............... and another one! With simpler text, and excellent lions! and the music shines through.
The Story Orchestra: Swan Lake: Press the note to hear Tchaikovsky's music
Katy Flint and Jessica Courtney Tickle
£16.99 £16.14A spellbinding, magical story of the triumph of good over evil, with Tchaikovsky's dramatic music evoking the incredible beauty of the swans, and a powerful and tender love.
The Story Orchestra: The Sleeping Beauty: Press the note to hear Tchaikovsky's music
Jessica Courtney Tickle
£16.99 £16.14Once again the power of Tchaikovsky's score introduces this classic tale of the redemptive love of a Prince breaking the curse of the evil Fairy on a beautiful Princess, to a young audience. As with all Courtney-Tickle's illustrations for this series, there is an effortless inclusivity.
The Four Seasons
Fiona Watt and Juliet Oberndorfer
£12.99 £12.34A lively and enticing introduction to Vivaldi for the very young, each peep-through and tactile spread vivid with bright, fun illustration, and high-quality music. Finger trails follow animals and insects, leaves and winds throughout their seasons. Scan the QR code for a link to the full score.
The Story Orchestra: Four Seasons in One Day: Press the note to hear Vivaldi's music
Jessica Courtney-Tickle
£16.99 £16.14............ and a longer, imaginative seasonal journey, seen through the eyes of a little girl and her friends. The first of the highly successful Story Orchestra series, sensitively illustrated, with the trademark composer biography and musical appreciation page.
Story Orchestra: I Can Play (vol 1): Learn 8 easy pieces from the series!
Katy Flint and Jessica Courtney Tickle
£16.99 £16.14A new and interactive link to the Story Orchestra series. Learn how to play the famous pieces of classical music included in the series by matching the colours and shapes on the keyboard. Includes the innovative use of text to find the rhythm for each piece. Play Swan Lake; Carnival of the Animals; The Four Seasons and The Nutcracker.
The Most Beautiful Ballets (Paper Theatre)
Elodie Fondacci
£25.00 £23.75Exquisite, delicate 3D paper-cut spreads illuminate six storylines for some of the most well-loved ballets, with music to dream and dance to.
The Most Beautiful Pieces of Classical Music
Auzou Publishing
£25.00 £23.75This companion book reveals brief but comprehensive biographies of six of the most famous composers, accompanied by excerpts of their music. Both, books to be treasured.
MY BEETHOVEN MUSIC BOOK
£14.99 £14.24
As with the companion book on Mozart, a brief biography introduces five of this prolific genius composer's most famous works.
My Mozart Music Book
Natacha Godeau and Anne-Kathrin Behl
£14.99 £14.24A brief introduction to the composer's life, featuring 20-second excerpts from five of his most famous works: Bastien and Bastienne; Turkish March; A Little Night Music; Symphony No: 40 and The Magic Flute.
The Animal Orchestra Plays Mozart
Sam Taplin and Ag Jatkowska
£12.99 £12.34The woodland animals have a wonderful time playing just a few of hundreds of pieces by one of the greatest composers, internet linked, and a perfect introduction.
The Animal Orchestra Plays Bach
Sam Taplin and Ag Jatkowska
£12.99 £12.34The woodland animals continue to play! It's Bach this time; an introduction to another great composer.
My Piano Book: Classical Music
M. Clamens
£16.99 £16.14A brilliant introduction to playing classical music. A keyboard attaches to fifteen spreads, with colour-coded notation for each piece; gradually progressing from basic keyboard skills to more complex. With deliciously witty illustration, this is an exciting and imaginative gift.
Little Ballerina Dancing Book
Fiona Watt and Shelagh McNicholas
£12.99For budding ballerinas everywhere; put on your ballet slippers, clogs or pointe shoes, and dance along to a delightful selection of classical pieces.
Baby's Bedtime Music Book
Sam Taplin and Giusi Capizzi
£12.99 £12.34Nocturnal owls gently watch over as little ones are calmed to sleep by the perfect choice of music for bedtime listening.
Sleepytime Music Book
Sam Taplin and Polly Noakes
£12.99 £12.34Drift off to sleep listening to five beautiful pieces of music with Basil the Badger at the piano.
The Animal Orchestra Plays Tchaikovsky
Sam Taplin and Ag Jatkowska
£12.99 £12.34The third in the Animal Orchestra series. This time the animals discover Tchaikovsky.
Quiet Time Music Book
Sam Taplin and Alison Friend
£12.99 £12.34For those important quiet and relaxing moments of the day. Lovely, less obvious choices of music.
Calming Music Book
Sam Taplin and Elsa Martins
£12.99 £12.34Or be lulled by Haydn; Tarrega; Schubert; Faure and Massenet in this gentle companion book.
First Book about the Orchestra
Sam Taplin and Sean Longcroft
£12.99 £12.34A fascinating insight into how each instrument in an orchestra comes together to contribute the layers of sound that creates the triumph of a complex composition.
Noisy Orchestra
Sam Taplin, Gareth Lucas, et al.
£12.99 £12.34A brilliant, fun concept to introduce children to the structure of an orchestra, and how each instrument (with even more help from the animals) contributes to building the whole. So ...... The Strings: Bear's double bass sounds growly and deep; Dog's harp makes gentle fluttery sounds; Zebra's cello sounds flowing and smooth; Lion plays graceful high notes on the violin. And The Woodwind: Fox's flute sounds as light as the air; Cat goes tootly-toot on the bassoon; Rabbit plays gentle notes on the clarinet ...... and Badger joins in on the oboe. Then The Brass: Tiger's trumpet sounds shiny and bright; Hippo blows big, deep notes on the tuba; Elephant's french horn sounds warm and soft; Crocodile's trombone goes rrrum-pum-pum ..... and finally the percussion are crashing and bashing and rattling ...... and the conductor steps forward and ...... the orchestra is away!! And yes ...... you'll have gathered that I love this book.
The Very Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: With 10 Musical Sounds!
Tim Lihoreau, Philip Noyce, et al.
£20.00 £19.00