'The Friendly Guide to Elgar' tells you everything you need to know about this famous composer. Whilst detailing facts about the man and his music, this book and audio CD also includes features, quotes and anecdotes.

The Classic FM Friendly Guide to Elgar (Classic FM Friendly Guides)

Biographies & Memoirs

Lihoreau, Tim

Arts & Literature

Hodder&Stoughton

Discover the main instruments of the orchestra accompanied by 10 sound clips of child-friendly famous pieces, including Lark Ascending, Flight of the Bumblebee, Carnival of the Animals, Children's Intermezzo Suite, and more.\nFeaturing 10 different sound buttons throughout the book that play 10-second clips of famous classical pieces performed by a live orchestra. Parents and carers - save the batteries, and your patience, with an on/off switch for the musical sounds located on the left of the back cover.\nTune up and take your seat - the orchestra is about to begin!\nIntroduce the maestro-in-making in your life to orchestral music. Follow Ava and Jayden on a magical journey as they discover the instruments of the orchestra and explore beautiful scenes inspired by the music. Young readers can discover instruments from the violin to the trumpet, and learn about the composers and their dazzling pieces. The spreads tell the story of the classical tune, while the sound button brings it to life.\nDiscover 10 famous classic pieces appropriate for children, including:\n- Williams’ The Lark Ascending; 
- Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals 
- Rossini’s William Tell 
- Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee 
- Handel’s Messiah 
- Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake 
- Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue 
- Strauss’ Sunrise 
- Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4 
- Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor.\nIdeal for young fans of classical music aged 4-7 years and those beginning to learn an instrument, The Very Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is guaranteed to amaze and inspire. The story text leads you through magical scenes inspired by the orchestra and music with easy-to-read rhymes pulled out for younger readers and fascinating fact boxes to reinforce learning. The easy press buttons play 10 seconds of music each.

The Very Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: With 10 Musical Sounds!

Children's Books

Noyce, Philip

Arts, Music & Photography

DK Children

The Very Young Person's Guide to Ballet Music

Biographies

Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music

`Hello, I`m Stephen the Fry. Now time for the first outing of a brand, spanking new feature here on The Incomplete and Utter History of Classic Music... putting some unsuspecting figure in music under the spotlight.`
In his Incomplete &amp; Utter History of Classical Music, Stephen Fry presents a potted and brilliantly rambling 700-year history of classical music and the world as we know it. Along this musical journey he casually throws in references to pretty much whatever takes his fancy, from the Mongol invasion of Russia and Mr Khan (Genghis to his Friends), the founding of the MCC, the Black Death (which once again became the new black in England) to the heady revolutionary atmosphere of Mozart`s Don Giovanni and the deep doo-doo that Louis XVI got into (or `du-du` as the French would say).
It`s all here - Ambrose and early-English plainsong, Bach, Mozart (beloved of mobile phones everywhere), Beethoven, Debussy, Wagner (the old romantic), right up to the present day. Entertaining and brilliantly written, this is a pretty reckless romp of a history through classical music and much much more.

Arts & Photography

Fry,Stephen

Music

MACMILLAN PUB. LTD.

The Classic FM Family Music Boxis the perfect introduction to the world of classical music. Featuring beautiful hand-drawn illustrations and 8 sound-chip buttons that play short bursts of iconic pieces of music, this unique book brings to life some of the greatest composers throughout history.
Readers will be introduced to the genius of legendary artists such as Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Elgar, Handel, Verdi, Vivaldi and Strauss, and will experience their lives, inspirations and music as never before.
In addition to high-quality sound chips, a unique QR code allows access to a bespoke landing page on Classic FM's website allowing readers to listen to full versions of the music featured in the book.

The Classic FM Family Music Box: Hear iconic music from the great composers

Jackson, Sam

White Lion Publishing

From its early inception at the French court to modern-day developments and interpretations, ballet has long had a popular following. Packed full of essential information, this pocket-sized handbook explores the history, performers, composers and music, highlighting the very best ballets and the stand-out tracks that should feature in the collection of any aficionado. Classic FM's Handy Guides are a fun and informative set of introductions to standout subjects within classical music, each of which can be read and digested in one sitting: a perfect collectible series whether you're new to the world of classical music or an aficionado.

Ballet (Classic FM Handy Guides)

Elliott Thompson

There are all sorts of people, events, and sounds that exist in the musical world for which there are no words. We have been sadly bereft of a satisfactory way to describe the contortion of a singer's mouth when reaching for the high notes; the audience member who leaves a concert halfway through the grand finale; or that person who places one finger in their ear and raises their eyes heavenwards when they sing. Tim Lihoreau neatly solves this problem in The Classic FM Musical Treasury. Having scoured the UK for place names with a musical bent, he has created a charming collection of humorously inventive, musically themed meanings. From choral singing to rock concerts, opera, and orchestras, this quirky book will delight music fans everywhere.

The Classic FM Musical Treasury: A Curious Collection of New Meanings for Old Words

What are the greatest pieces of classical music ever composed? Every music lover has a favorite, whether it is one that moves you to joy or tears, that makes itself heard with marching refrains or delicately rises with soft flutes. The Classic FM Hall of Fame is proud to present the richness and beauty of classical music for aficionados everywhere. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the popular Hall of Fame countdown, Classic FM have updated this edition with a new countdown—distilling the charts from the past 20 years into one beautifully produced book containing the 300 greatest pieces of classical music of all time. It is full of specially commissioned illustrations, biographies of the leading composers, recommended recordings, and of course stories for the 300 pieces themselves.

The Ultimate Classic FM Hall of Fame: The Greatest Classical Music of All Time

Henley, Darren

The annual Hall of Fame, produced by a classical radio station known for its popular and accessible style The Classic FM Hall of Fame is a collection of the 300 most popular pieces of classical music, as voted for by the listeners of Classic FM, one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations. Including the history behind both the composer and the composition, this is the definitive guide to some of the best classical music ever recorded, as well as the stories behind it.

The Classic FM Hall of Fame: The Greatest Classical Music of All Time

The shady details of our darkest schadenfreude pleasures, including "turparphilia"—to delight in the less than aesthetically beautiful nature of a friend's offspring We might not like to admit to it, but everyone—even the gentlest of souls—derives a secret guilty satisfaction from the misfortune of others. Tim Lihoreau has made it his business to uncover the myriad ways in which schadenfreude rears its wicked head, including "nimbuphilia" (to delight in driving wildly through a curb-side puddle which you know to be too close to a pedestrian) and "famaphilia" (to delight in witnessing a celebrity in an everyday pickle). He also discusses the particular delights of highlighting a person's mispronunciation (by pronouncing it properly), having a seat on the train while those around you stand, and being loud during another's hangover. Naming, defining, and explaining each one in turn with fascinating insights and erudite wit, this book drives at the heart of what it is we find so irresistibly delightful when faced with others' discomfort.

Schadenfreude: The Little Book of Black Delights

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

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