Story Orchestra: The Magic Flute

<p><br><b>Discover the sorcery of <i>The Magic Flute</i> in this musical retelling of the opera- push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing and singers singing from Mozart's score.</b> <p/>This classic opera reworked for the benefit of younger readers tells a <b>tale of a prince a princess and a magic flute </b> which begins in a mountain ridge between two magical lands. Prince Tamino enters chased by a dragon but three brave mountain rangers gallop past on horseback to rescue him. <p/>His cowardly friend Papageno comes out from his hiding place and they revive the prince. <b>The rangers ask for one favor in return. </b>Their boss the <b>Queen of the Night</b> asks Prince Tamino to rescue her daughter Princess Pamina from the evil Sun King. She gives Tamino a magic flute and Papageno some magic bells to help them. <p/>The story follows Prince Tamino as he breaks into the Sun King's palace charms the court with his magic flute and gets caught by the guards. <b>Will the prince escape with the princess?</b> <p/>As you and your little one journey through the magical scenes you will <b>press the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the opera's music</b>. Readers should <b>press firmly </b>on the pages to activate the sounds encouraging interactive learning and <b>introducing children to this beautiful piece of music</b>. <p/>At the back of the book find a short biography of the composer Mozart with details about his composition of <i>The Magic Flute</i>. Next to this you can replay the musical excerpts and for each of them read a <b>discussion of the instruments rhythms and musical techniques</b> that make them so powerful. A <b>glossary</b> defines musical terms. <p/><b>The Story Orchestra series</b> 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. With The Story Orchestra keyboard sound books children can play the famous melodies themselves with the sound of a real grand piano. <p/><b>Also available from the series</b>: <i>I Can Play (vol 1)</i> <i>Carnival of the Animals</i> <i>Swan Lake</i> <i>The Sleeping Beauty</i> <i>The Nutcracker</i> and <i>Four Seasons in One Day</i>. <p/><b>Manufacturer's note: </b> please pull the white tab out of the back of the book before use. Sound buttons require a firm push in exact location to work which may be hard for young children. All sound clips are 10 seconds long. <p/><b>The perfect primer to introduce children to classical music.</b></p>