An Illustrated History of Music for Young Musicians: The Baroque Period

by Gilles Comeau, Rosemary Covert

This book explores not only the characteristics of the music and the lives and works of the major composers, but also many social aspects of the period.

- 72-page book illustrated with 180 art works
- 12-page study guide with activities accompanying every section of the book
- Time line poster
- Composer summary chart

Genres: Music

80 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1997

Reviews

[Achini Abeykoon]

good book

[Shelly♥]

I can't say enough good things about this book. It was fantastic!!!! I used it as a basis for our unit study on the Baroque era. It is perfect in that way. Gives a rundown of European events in that time, talks about instruments, forms and most famous composers (in detail) along with information on minor composers. It's like a "Baroque for dummies" type book for people who are not musically inclined.

The reading is probably middle school level, but the information is great for parents with elementary aged students to share with them.

Highly, highly recommend this and the whole series of these books!!!

[Shelly♥]

Wonderful basic overview of the Baroque musical period for the non musical types. Includes historical overview of the period, types of music and their evolution, bios of the major composers (includes, life history, greatest works, etc.)and listing of other composers. I centered my entire Baroque unit study around this book - supplementing with specific bios on Handel, Bach and Vivaldi. But if you want to teach your children about Classical music and know nothing - this book will help you get started and grow from there.