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Why Handel Waggled His Wig : And Lots More Stories About the Lives of Great Composers - Steven Isserlis

Why Handel Waggled His Wig

And Lots More Stories About the Lives of Great Composers

By: Steven Isserlis

eBook | 22 December 2010 | Edition Number 1

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The eagerly awaited follow-up to the best-selling Why Beethoven Threw the Stew.
What did Haydn's wife use for curling-paper for her hair?
What did Schubert do with his old spectacles case?
Why was Dvorak given a butcher's apron when he was a little boy?
Why did Tchaikovsky spit on a map of Europe?
Why did Faure find a plate of spinach on his face?
And why did Handel waggle his wig?
In Why Beethoven Threw the Stew, renowned cellist Steven Isserlis set out to pass on to children a wonderful gift given to him by his own cello teacher - the chance to people his own world with the great composers by getting to know them as friends. In his new book he draws us irresistibly into the world of six more favourite composers, bringing them alive in a manner that cannot fail to catch the imagination of children encountering classical music for the first time. Once again the text is packed with facts, dates and anecdotes, interspersed with lively black-and-white line illustrations, making this an attractive and accessible read for children to enjoy on their own or share with an adult.
'If Why Beethoven Threw the Stew does not turn your child into a music lover, the chances are nothing will.' Daily Mail

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Proving that non-fiction can be just as entertaining and engrossing as fiction, Steven Isserlis brings us Why Handel Waggled His Wig, a welcome change to the rather stuffy 'boyhoods of great composers' books that have been around for 40 years or more. Isserlis is a world-renowned cellist who has been awarded a CBE for his services to music. He also has a riotous sense of humour, as is evident from the first sentence of this enjoyable journey through the lives of six major composers. ... Isserlis can't help letting his infectious enthusiasm for both music and large doses of silliness shine through. ... If this irresistible romp, the sequel to Why Beethoven Threw the Stew, doesn't instill a passion for classical music into the lives of children, or even just make them laugh out loud with delight, nothing will.
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