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The Extraordinary Music of Mr. Ives

Stanbridge, Joanne (Book - 2012)
The Extraordinary Music of Mr. Ives


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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 âŒIn the Sweet Bye-and-Bye.â#157; In

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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 âŒIn the Sweet Bye-and-Bye.â#157; In lyrical text and watercolorsâsometimes in dramatic wordless spreadsâthis thoughtful picture book reveals not only a wartime tragedy, but a composerâ™s conviction that everyday music can convey profound emotionâand 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.

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Imprint: Boston : - Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pages: 1
ISBN: 9780547238661, 0547238665
Language: English
Notes: "The true story of a famous American composer."
Statement of responsibility: written and illustrated by Joanne Stanbridge
Characteristics: 1 v. (unpaged) :,col. ill. ;,23 x 29 cm.
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