The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Can You Hear It?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Can You Hear It?

Listen and Look Now the best-selling series Can You Find It? in a great new format! Similar to Abrams best-selling series, Can You Find It?, in this book, young readers are introduced to great music through great works of art. Classical music is filled with unforgettable images. In this book, great examples of pictorial music are matched to masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, for an introduction to both music and art appreciation for young listeners. Thirteen pictures set the scene for the music. A Japanese print of a hovering bee illuminates the trilling flutes in The Flight of the Bumblebee. A Jazz Age painting of a traffic jam at the Arc de Triomphe captures the rousing opening of An American in Paris. And a gilded Mughal watercolor of an elaborately costumed elephant gives life to a majesterial creature from The Carnival of the Animals. Accompanying each image are a CD track number and guided questions, which prime readers to listen for specific sounds. When the track is played, readers will look and listen as never before. The CD includes American and European orchestras playing 13 short works (or excerpts of longer ones), each about 2 to 3 minutes in length. Also included in the book is an introduction to musical instruments, illustrated with beautiful and historically significant examples from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as notes on the artists, composers, and works. About the Author William Lach is Senior Editor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with more than eight years experience working on award-winning publications. He has worked on many books for the museum. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, daughter and son.

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Book Details:

• Number of Pages: 32
• Book Size: 10-1/4" x 10"
• Book Type: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
• Recommended Ages: 4-8
• ISBN 10: 0810957213
• ISBN 13: 9780810957213
• Published 2006

Book Condition:

• This book is brand new and is in perfect condition.