The Extraordinary Music of Mr. Ives: The True Story of a Famous American Composer
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When the Lusitania was attacked in 1915, the American composer and New Yorker Charles Ives transformed the experience of this heartbreaking news into a musical piece. It begins with a jumble of traffic noises, then the hurdy-gurdy swells into the lovely old hymn "In the Sweet Bye-and-Bye." In lyrical text and watercolors--sometimes in dramatic wordless spreads--this thoughtful picture book reveals not only a wartime tragedy, but a composer's conviction that everyday music can convey profound emotion--and help heal a city. Young readers will understand that if they listen, music can be heard in the unlikeliest of places, from the busy chatter of a market to the wail of a fire engine.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0547238665
ISBN13:9780547238661
Release Date:October 2012
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.93 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 11.2" x 8.6"
Age Range:4 to 7 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 2
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