Subtitle of The Most Beautiful Music History (Revised Edition): The Story from Bach, Mozart to Elvis Author: [Germany] Rudolf Herfutner (author) / [Germany] Hildegard Müller (illustrator)

◎The story from Bach, Mozart to Elvis Presley. From the first bone flute in ancient times to ancient Greek legends and then to today's popular music.

◎A series of fantastic stories combine to form a fascinating history of music. An introductory book on the history of Western music for everyone!

◎The new edition contains nearly a hundred illustrations.

◎Co-created by the winner of the "Grand Prize" of the German Academy of Children's Literature and the winner of the "German Youth Literature Award" and gold medal illustrator.

◎Selected as one of the "Basic Reading Books for Chinese Middle School Students" (Developed by experts organized by the New Reading Research Institute and Beijing No. 11 School over a three-year period)

◎Recommendation from the "Reading" column of CCTV Science and Education Channel: Give you a different music lesson!

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Contents:

A shepherd made a flute with bones he picked up by chance, and the melody of the flute revealed a terrible conspiracy; the troubadour Lorenz, with the courage inspired by his love for music, exposed the tricks of the evil magician Klinsio; the heavenly music sung by the singing boy Roland Lassus ended a protracted war; the boy Chris began a thrilling journey in the fantasy world in the dream of the museum; a magical "Toy Story" was staged in the doll shop...

This book is a fascinating work on the history of music: it tells the development of Western music through storytelling. In the author's writing, many myths, legends, fables and historical facts related to music are transformed into brand new stories, some of which are cheerful and humorous, some thrilling and mysterious, and some warm the heart. Readers can easily and happily master the knowledge about the origin of music, the evolution of musical instruments, and musical genres, understand the life experiences of music masters such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and "Elvis", and appreciate the charm of those great musical works that are well-known to everyone. Reading this book should be able to experience the effect that the author expects: "Feel comfortable and passionate during the reading process, just like listening to music."

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Recommended by media and celebrities:

There would be no history of music without stories about it, and no one could tell these stories so movingly and enchantingly than Rudolf Herfutner.

——Wilfried Schiller (world-renowned composer)

The stories in this book are as much about cultural history as they are about musical history. The book is full of anecdotes and facts... After reading the book, readers can listen to or even play the music mentioned in the book to further explore the world of music.

——Christina Kneidler (German critic)

Many music history books are too long, boring, and too academic, which makes readers discouraged. But this book is different. The author is not satisfied with just putting knowledge together, but tells the history of music through storytelling.

——Frankfurter Neue Zeitung

Heftner narrates the development of music in an easy-to-understand way and draws readers into it with charm and passion... He wrote this book in a light-hearted and cheerful tone, relying on his profound knowledge and love for music.

——"Süddeutsche Zeitung"

This book is a great help to all children, especially those who are lucky enough to learn an instrument or two, and to all readers who want to understand the importance of music for the well-being of the human spirit. Through storytelling, the book presents the evolution of instruments and the development of composers and their works in an intimate and enjoyable way.

——Dr. Bernhard Bell (German reader)

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