The
Musical
Nose
Music Stories
100 Tales from Music History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy
[Hardcover]
by Rick Beyer
[Hardcover]
by Rick Beyer
Did you know about:
The ballet that sparked a riot?
The rock star who became an
astrophysicist?
The song that saved Wheaties?
The man killed by his own
conducting?
The controversy behind
"Mary Had a Little Lamb"?
Prepare to be astonished, bewildered, and stupefied by the tantalizing tidbits of music history collected here: amazing stories about jazz, classical, country, rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, show tunes, composers, band names, song lyrics, instruments, technology, controversies, and more.
Learn how the FBI spent years trying to decode the lyrics of one rock song. Discover how Watergate provided the inspiration for A Chorus Line. Find out how one megahit was born in a history class, while another was dashed off in a fit of anger at actor Robert De Niro. Meet the monk behind solfège, the aviation pioneer who created Muzak, and the prisoner who literally sang himself out of jail. Then there's the most important person in rock 'n' roll history—chances are you've never heard of him!
Continuing the successful Greatest Stories Never Told series, Rick Beyer has delivered another classic volume for history and music buffs alike.
astrophysicist?
conducting?
"Mary Had a Little Lamb"?
Prepare to be astonished, bewildered, and stupefied by the tantalizing tidbits of music history collected here: amazing stories about jazz, classical, country, rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, show tunes, composers, band names, song lyrics, instruments, technology, controversies, and more.
Learn how the FBI spent years trying to decode the lyrics of one rock song. Discover how Watergate provided the inspiration for A Chorus Line. Find out how one megahit was born in a history class, while another was dashed off in a fit of anger at actor Robert De Niro. Meet the monk behind solfège, the aviation pioneer who created Muzak, and the prisoner who literally sang himself out of jail. Then there's the most important person in rock 'n' roll history—chances are you've never heard of him!
Continuing the successful Greatest Stories Never Told series, Rick Beyer has delivered another classic volume for history and music buffs alike.
"In music one must think with the heart
and feel with the brain."
Our Music Stories series begins with an inspirational and heartwarming story about how Itzhak Perlman was able to overcome potential adversity while performing a concert.
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Peter and the Wolf (VIDEO)
Peter and the Wolf at Wikipedia.
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...and more to come.
For some wonderful animated music stories and songs
your children will love check out MightyBook.com .
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