Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery by Douglas Cowling (picture book of the story from the Classical Kids recording).Vivaldi’s Four Seasons by Anna Harwell Celenza.Vivaldi and the Invisible Orchestra by Stephen Costanza.The Orphan Singer by Emily Arnold McCully.I, Vivaldi by Janice Shefelman (a biography that tells his story from birth through his time at the Pieta).Here are the children’s books we read about Vivaldi and some of the young musicians at the Pieta: This setting has inspired numerous fictional works, both for children and adults. Vivaldi spent several years working with the girls at an orphanage in Venice. “ Oh Yes, Oh Yes, It’s Springtime!” and “ The Incredible Shrinking Adventure” both feature “Spring” from the The Four Seasons.Little Einsteins episodes that have music by Vivaldi (Elijah’s favorite show): “It’s Spring!” from Beethoven’s Wig 2: More Sing Along Symphonies.It made great background listening while they played.) They never asked for it, but neither did they ask to turn it off. The Stories of Vivaldi and Corelli CD from our library (This one was a little dry for the boys, but it had lots of great music. Ian requested this at least once a day for the first week, and continued asking for it frequently the rest of the month.) Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery from Classical Kids (This is a fictional story that incorporates many historical details, with lots of beautiful music accompanying the story.Here’s what was on our composer playlist: We listened to a few pieces on their own, but mostly I just let the boys enjoy the pieces in the background to stories about the composer. Of course the main part of any composer study is music. Ian enjoyed our time with Vivaldi so much he was reluctant to leave him behind, but since he felt the same way about Beethoven, I know it will pass. I thought I possessed a basic knowledge of Vivaldi before we began our composer study on him last month, but by the time we got through October, I had learned an incredible amount. Children will giggle over the silly illustrations as well as love pushing the sound buttons over and over.There is an amazing amount of kid-friendly resources related to Antonio Vivaldi. These are just three of the wonderfully imaginative spreads that feature animals dancing, skating, and playing instruments in this delightful introduction to the classical works of Antonio Vivaldi. (Watch out for that high kick!) Four frogs synchronize swim to “Summer.” Two bats sway to the magical sounds of Allegro molto from the Concerto in C Major. The Classical Music Sound Book series introduces our youngest music lovers to famous composers – featuring whimsical illustrations and six magical sound buttons so children can experience the joy of this timeless music!īabies and toddlers will delight in the wonderful world of classical music with this series that features a sound button on every spread.įollow along as three flamingos dance to “Spring” from The Four Seasons. Baby Vivaldi: A Classical Music Sound Book
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