Can You Hear It (with CD)

(Hardback)

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In association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art 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. From The Flight of the Bumblee to The Four Seasons to Night on Bald Mountain, beloved music is illustrated by great works of art, and the text and accompanying CD urge young readers to listen for certain instruments. Can you hear the car horns honking, played by clarinets Can you hear the horses hooves, played by castanets When each CD track is played, young readers will stop, look, and listen as never before. 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. Included is a CD featuring 12 short works and an introduction to the orchestra and the instruments. In association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art 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. From The Flight of the Bumblee to The Four Seasons to Night on Bald Mountain, beloved music is illustrated by great works of art, and the text and accompanying CD urge young readers to listen for certain instruments. Can you hear the car horns honking, played by clarinets Can you hear the horses hooves, played by castanets When each CD track is played, young readers will stop, look, and listen as never before. 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. Included is a CD featuring 12 short works and an introduction to the orchestra and the instruments.

Author Bio

William Lach is a 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, including 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, also published by Abrams. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, daughter and son.