Reviews for Early Childhood Education for a Multicultural Society

The average rating for Early Childhood Education for a Multicultural Society based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-07-04 00:00:00 Rory Kingerley A whirlwind tour to beat all whirlwind tours! A historical overview of classical music beginning over 1400 years ago with Gregorian chants and Hidegard von Bingen culminating with a brief listen to a snippet of the soundtracks from Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter must by its very breadth be an extremely cursory whirlwind tour that forgoes all attempts at depth or explanation. That said, no matter how informed or erudite the listener might be, THE STORY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC provides an entertaining 4 CD collection of musical excerpts that spans history, spans musical styles and spans the globe. From ancient to avant garde, from ridiculous to sublime, from pianissimo to con belto fortissimo - there's something here for everybody and a springboard from which any listener - no matter how young or old, no matter how educated or new to the listening of classical music - can leap into further researches in the ever broadening and ever changing field of classical music. Did you know that there is actually a performance piece of experimental classical music (and, no, I am not kidding) that is 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence! The performer (presumably a concert pianist) enters the stage, sits down at the piano and does nothing for the duration of the piece. The music (such as it is) is presumed to be the background noises that occur in the concert hall! What do you think? Would you be clapping wildly when the performer took his bows? In honour of the nature of the piece, I'll stay silent on the name of the composer. Another juicy little tidbit! I wonder how many other fans of classical music there are like me who were blissfully unaware that the modern "Tea for Two" which virtually any adult in North America can hum was composed by the Russian composer, Dmitri Shostakovitch. What a neat little piece of classical music trivia! To summarize, shallow and, of necessity, only informative or educational in passing but thoroughly entertaining and pleasant to listen to for the entire duration of the 4 CD production. Recommended. Paul Weiss

Review # 2 was written on 2015-06-09 00:00:00 Doug Clark I'm listening to this on CD. It is fantastic. I love the history and abbreviated biographies that include interesting facts. Bach loved music so much he once walked 231 miles, each way, to see a concert. The music is wonderful, of course, and they only include snippets which ensures kids get an exposure to the famous pieces but don't lose focus. I'm listening to it on my own, but I plan to put this into the CD player on the next family road trip! This is really worth listening to at least twice!