ISBN 978 14022 28251
The title gives an overview of instruments played in orchestras – everything from an oboe to castanets and everything in between. Each section has a diagram of the different instruments and their history, names the parts of the instrument, where they fit into the orchestra, and a side box on famous players or with interesting snippets of historical information. There is an accompanying interactive CD Rom, which allows you to experience the sound or you can choose to listen to that instrument in a range of classical arrangements. This is a richly illustrated book, with fairly simple text – aimed at Year 4-6. This attractively illustrated book would be a valuable resource for any school library.
Reviewed by Suzanne Hardy
The title gives an overview of instruments played in orchestras – everything from an oboe to castanets and everything in between. Each section has a diagram of the different instruments and their history, names the parts of the instrument, where they fit into the orchestra, and a side box on famous players or with interesting snippets of historical information. There is an accompanying interactive CD Rom, which allows you to experience the sound or you can choose to listen to that instrument in a range of classical arrangements. This is a richly illustrated book, with fairly simple text – aimed at Year 4-6. This attractively illustrated book would be a valuable resource for any school library.
Reviewed by Suzanne Hardy
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