| Description |
40 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm + 1 audio CD (12 cm) |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Contents of DVD 1. Maxi's song / H. Olafsdóttir -- 2. The story Maximus Musicus visits the orchestra -- 3. Maxi's song / H. Olafsdóttir -- 4. Fanfare for the common man / Aaron Copeland -- 5. Bolero / Maurice Ravel -- 6. On Sprenglsandur / Sigvaldi S. Kaldalóns ; arr. Páll Pampichler Pálsson |
| Summary |
Maximus Musicus visits the orchestra is an introduction to the symphony orchestra, its musicans, their instruments 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 a symphony orchestra is in rehearsal for a concert. Maxi explores the wondrous array of instruments and the extraordinary individual sounds they produce. ... Accompanying the book is specially produced CD with a narration of the story, Maxi's song and short orchestral works ... ."--Back cover |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Illustrations on end papers |
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Patron of the Maximus Musicus Project: Vladmir Ashkenazy |
| Performer |
Maxi's song performed by Elizabeth Smalley. Music performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ramon Gamba. Story narrated by Ray Croft |
| Audience |
For primary school age |
| Notes |
Translated from Icelandic into English |
| Subject |
Mice -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction.
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Mice -- Fiction.
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Orchestra -- Fiction.
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Children's stories.
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Orchestra -- Juvenile fiction.
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Mice -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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Sound recordings.
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Fiction.
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Illustrated works.
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| Author |
Þórarinn Már Baldursson, illustrator
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Daði Kolbeinsson, translator
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Smalley, Elizabeth, singer, singer
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Croft, Ray, narrator
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Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990, composer
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Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937, composer
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Kaldalóns, Sigvaldi S, 1181-1946, composer, composer
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Pálsson, Páll Pampichler, arranger, arranger
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Gamba, Ramon, conductor, conductor
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Ashkenazy, Vladimir, 1937- sponsor, supporting host
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Sinfóniúhljómsveit íslands, instrumentalist
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| ISBN |
9781921526138 |
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