{"title":"CMCC Music Appreciation","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-ring-and-the-fire","title":"Ring and the Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eThese are the operas which play an important role in our book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.purplehousepress.com\/products\/the-borrowed-house\"\u003eThe Borrowed House \u003c\/a\u003eby Hilda van Stockum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eThe opera cycle, \u003cem\u003eThe Ring of the Nibelung\u003c\/em\u003e, by Richard Wagner, stands as one of the greatest achievements in the history of music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eWagner based his \u003cem\u003eRing\u003c\/em\u003e cycle on tales from Norse and German mythology after studying ancient legends of gods, demigods, and earthly beings. He spent years writing and shaping his material, the result was an epic story, heroic and exalted, told through his stirring music.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eClyde Robert Bulla tells the stories that make up \u003cem\u003eThe Ring of the Nibelung\u003c\/em\u003e cycle:\u003cem\u003e The Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried, The Dusk of the Gods.\u003c\/em\u003e Magical and mysterious, they are larger than life, yet based on human emotions. He brings Wagner’s epic tale of love, hate, greed, and goodness, to life simply but dramatically. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eBulla includes musical themes from the four operas, and writes  of Wagner’s life and his struggles to break with tradition, creating a new form of opera—the music drama. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eReaders who love lore and legends, and readers who admire Wagner’s music will welcome the simple beauty of Bulla’s powerful tales. Strikingly illustrated with woodcuts by Clare and John Ross.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n*Worldwide titles: These titles may take up to 1-2 weeks to ship, or longer in November and December. Read why \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.purplehousepress.com\/collections\/worldwide-books\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clyde Robert Bulla","offers":[{"title":"Worldwide paperback*","offer_id":46359210033366,"sku":"9781948959629","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/3739\/9717\/products\/ring-cover.jpg?v=1630520385"},{"product_id":"stories-of-favorite-operas","title":"Stories of Favorite Operas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eOpera belongs to everyone, and its appeal knows no age limit. Clyde Robert Bulla presents twenty-three stories on which his favorite musical dramas are based. They are all so lively and vivid that the reader has the sense of being there as the stories unfold. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eThe composers presented cover the field well, from Mozart through Rossini, Gounod to Puccini, and Richard Strauss. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eA brief introduction to each opera gives its origin and tells about its first performance. Biographical notes about each composer are included at the end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eIllustrated with black and white line drawings by Robert Galster.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n*Worldwide titles: These titles may take up to 1-2 weeks to ship, or longer in November and December. Read why \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.purplehousepress.com\/collections\/worldwide-books\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clyde Robert Bulla","offers":[{"title":"Worldwide paperback*","offer_id":46151927890134,"sku":"9798888180976","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Worldwide hardcover*","offer_id":46151927922902,"sku":"9798888180983","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/3739\/9717\/files\/opera-web-cover.jpg?v=1724883070"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.purplehousepress.com\/collections\/cmcc-music-appreciation-1.oembed","provider":"Purple House Press — Classic Books for Kids","version":"1.0","type":"link"}