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Book details
  • Genre:MUSIC
  • SubGenre:Genres & Styles / Children's
  • Language:English
  • Pages:58
  • Hardcover ISBN:9781483574400

Beethoven for Kids

The Adventures of Robelio Beethoven and Friends

by Roberto McCausland-Dieppa

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Overview
From the pen of a dynamic innovator in the arts, Beethoven for kids, the adventures of Robelio and friends is an inspiring collection of humorous stories about the composer. This book highlights Beethoven's music and personality leading his character closer to kids, young adults, parents, grandparents,educators and the public at large, using humor and social learning. Each of the thirteen stories correlates to a compact disk music recording, matching tracks and a narrated audio music book - sold separately.- English and Spanish versions of audio tracks. -A unique perfect gift for kids, young adults, parents and grandparents, and for the kid in you.
Description
From the pen of a dynamic innovator in the arts, Beethoven for kids, the adventures of Robelio and friends is an inspiring collection of humorous stories about the composer. The book highlights Beethoven's music and personality, leading his character closer to kids, young adults, parents, grandparents, educators and the public at large,using humor and social learning. Each of the thirteen stories correlates to a compact disk music recording-Beethoven for Kids-, matching tracks and a narrated audio music book -Spanish and English versions- sold separately. The stories are based on real life occurances, anecdotes and legend. Some of his friends, Haydn and Mozart, are brought fourth. Written musical excerpts are highlighted by humorous images expressing mood of the pieces and images of Robelio; the narrator. There are beautiful artistic images depicting the short stories and the characters. Language, sound, image and expression meet synthetically. A unique perfect gift for kids, young adults, parents and grandparents and for the kid in you.
About the author
The artistry of Roberto McCausland-Dieppa is unparalleled. Mr. McCausland-Dieppa is a Colombian born pianist, conductor and composer. Dieppa’s work is characterized by depth, verve, passion, abandon, sensuousness and unequaled sensitivity. A recipient the Merrill Lynch Prize (2002) leading to performances world wide, Dieppa (B.A., M.M, D. Mus. Performance practice) is also greatly admired and respected for introducing children and young adults to great music. The Adventures of Robelio, features-character building stories through the lives of great musicians. In 2006, he received the distinguished Pro-Arte Hungarica award given by the Hungarian Ministry of Culture in collaboration with Columbia University/ New York, for performances of works by Franz Liszt and Bela Bartok. A dynamic innovator, creating Latin-Jazz-Rock-Classical fusion crossover sound, Dieppa is represented in NYC by G.S.L.