Verdi for kids : his life and music : with 21 activities / Helen Bauer ; foreword by Deborah Voigt

Author:: Bauer, Helen, 1943-
Published:: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2013]
Edition:: First edition.
Physical Description:: xvii, 121 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
Additional Creators:: Voigt, Deborah

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.A Quiet Child 1813-1831 -- Play Hoop Rolling -- Make Your Own Pasta -- Compose Rap Counterpoint -- 2.Turning Disappointment into Success 1832-1840 -- Perceptively Listen to a Composition -- Make a "Stained Glass Window" -- Solve an Opera Word Search -- Build a Water Purifier -- 3.A New Beginning 1841-1846 -- Learn to Read Music -- Design a CD Cover for Nabucco -- Make a Clay Map of Italy -- 4.Cries for Liberty 1847-1853 -- Sing Like a Diva -- Make a Panpipe -- 5.A Love Story 1853-1859 -- Write a Letter to Someone You Admire -- Play Bocce Ball -- Make a Carnival Mask -- 6.Viva V.E.R.D.I. 1860-1869 -- Debate and Vote on an Issue.

Summary:

Along with learning about various opera jobs, opera production, what takes place at rehearsals, and opera house history, inquisitive kids will gain a fuller understanding of the influential 19th century composer's life, times, and music and how Verdi intersected with the great musicians and events of his lifetime.

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9781613745007 (pbk.)
1613745001 (pbk.)
9781480609846 (Paw Prints : lib. bdg.)
1480609846 (Paw Prints : lib. bdg.)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 113) and index.

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