{"product_id":"a-history-of-music-for-children","title":"A History of Music for Children","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bylineInfo_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bylineInfo\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"ppd.ppd-center.3\" data-csa-c-cs-type=\"DYNAMIC\" data-csa-c-id=\"dklt35-fj4e48-dxk770-1hci6b\" data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo_feature_div\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\" data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby Mary Richards (Author), David Schweitzer (Author), Rose Blake (Illustrator)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\" data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\" data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA global history of music for children, celebrating how and why we make music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmbark on a musical journey around the world to meet the diverse cast of composers, musicians, and performers who are famous for making the music we love. From Johann Sebastian Bach to Billie Eilish, Hildegard of Bingen to DJ Kool Herc, Wolfgang Mozart to Miriam Makeba, musicians come from many different times and places and introduce music from a wide variety of genres.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy do we make music? How does music affect our brains and emotions? These are just some of the fascinating questions addressed in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA History of Music for Children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which looks at music’s transnational and boundary-breaking qualities. All over the world and throughout time, music has been recorded and passed down through different oral traditions and forms of notation. It has always been a powerful catalyst for change and connecting people. And what might the future of music hold? Exploring the technology used to listen to and create music, the authors imagine new possibilities such as computer-generated compositions and robot musicians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"averageCustomerReviews_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"averageCustomerReviews\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"ppd.ppd-center.4\" data-csa-c-cs-type=\"DYNAMIC\" data-csa-c-id=\"9jadyk-h1mrzq-dgh8c-dim2g8\" data-cel-widget=\"averageCustomerReviews_feature_div\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"averageCustomerReviews\" data-asin=\"0500652473\" data-ref=\"dpx_acr_pop_\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WW NORTON \u0026 COMPANY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42060968460466,"sku":"9780500652473","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3532\/5780\/files\/Copyofcategoryimagesforwebsite_3_a9c18ad6-37df-48ff-b1ab-0c6c33a340d1.jpg?v=1772145055","url":"https:\/\/mfashop.mfah.org\/products\/a-history-of-music-for-children","provider":"The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston","version":"1.0","type":"link"}