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- Author: Hallfríður Ólafsdóttir
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- ISBN: 9781937330040
- Category : Fiction
- Languages : en
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Maximus Musicus, the most popular rodent in the history of Iceland, has been delighting children and their parents in his native country as well as Germany, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, and the Faroe islands since 2008. This read-aloud ebook with music tells the tale of the mouse, Maximus Musicus, who by chance finds himself in a concert hall. What an interesting and adventurous turn his life has suddenly taken! Maxi enjoys himself so much that he decides to stay in the concert hall and see what happens the next day. There he experiences many strange and funny events as well as some wonderful and moving sounds as the orchestral musicians warm up, tune their instruments, rehearse, and finally play the pieces in concert.The book is charmingly narrated by Stella Arman and illustrated with humorous and endearing images. The audio includes music carefully chosen to suit the young audience: Ravel's Bolero, a Fanfare and some galloping encores as well as Maxi's own catchy song.
Maximus Musicus visits the Orchestra is an introduction to the symphony orchestra, the instruments, the musicians and the music they play. We follow the tale of a mouse, Maximus Musicus, who sneaks in the back door of a grand Concert Hall where the Symphony Orchestra is in rehearsal for a concert. Maxi explores the wondrous array of instruments and the extraordinary individual sounds they produce. He enjoys himself so much that that he decides to stay in the concert hall and see what happens at the next day's concert.The story, which is equally suited for educational purposes as well as being an excellent bedtime story, opens up the world of concert music, the musicians and their instruments for children. Accompanying the book is a specially produced CD with a narration of the story, Maxi's song and short orchestral works chosen to delight and inspire the young listener. The narration is interwoven with all the sounds and music that go with the story; the musicians warming up, tuning, rehearsing and finally playing the concert pieces.
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