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Book, 2001
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This entertaining celebration of culture shows children different musical instruments and traditional forms of dance around the world. Fascinating photos feature unusual instruments and traditional costumes from different cultures. Young readers will be delighted to learn about:• dancing in worship, competition, to tell a story, and for entertainment• music throughout history• different instruments made from natural, as well as man-made, materials• religious music and dancing• musicals and cinema of the 20th century• the art of opera• classical music and dance inspired by tradition through the centuries• celebration in tribal societies• folk music and dancing• how technology has changed the way music is made Chronicles the history of music and dancing throughout the world, discussing instruments, their religious and cultural significance, performances, indigenous and folk music, and technology.
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