Written by: by Katy Flint
Illustrated by: Jessica Courtney-Tickle
Series: The Story Orchestra
Format: Hardback
24 pages
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Age: 3-8 years
The Story Orchestra: Swan Lake
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Discover the spellbinding magic of Swan Lake in this musical retelling of the ballet. Push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Tchaikovsky's score. This is a tale of a prince, a beautiful swan princess and an evil sorcerer in a woodland clearing far, far away. At the back of the book, find a short biography of the composer with details about his composition of Swan Lake, the instruments, rhythms and musical techniques.
The Story Orchestra series brings classical music to life for children through gorgeously illustrated retellings of classic ballet, opera and program music stories paired with 10-second sound clips of orchestras playing from their musical scores.