Music History Pieces (Paperback)

A unique reading book providing short, one-page selections from twenty-eight famous composers. The music is arranged in chronological order according to composers' birth dates. A picture portrait of each composer is found on every page. A picture portrait of each composer is found on every page. The conclusion of the book has a picture recognition quiz reviewing all twenty-eight composers presented in the book - particularly valuable for music appreciation. This book may be used alone for reading purposes or may be combined with the MUSIC HISTORY SPELLER. The "speller" contains brief stories about each of the same twenty-eight composers, in the same sequence. In this way, a student could be assigned one page in the speller along with one page in the book of pieces - a fine way to begin an acquaintance with these master musicians. For use with the Schaum B Book and Adult II.