The Story Orchestra: Swan Lake: Press the note to hear Tchaikovsky's music
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- Create Date：2021-04-04 11:58:28
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Katy Flint
- ISBN：0711241503
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Summary
Discover the spellbinding magic of Swan Lake in this musical retelling of the ballet – push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Tchaikovsky’s score。
This tale of a prince， a beautiful swan princess and an evil sorcerer begins in a woodland clearing far， far away。 It is Prince Siegfried’s 21st birthday。 He is playing games with his friends when his mother， the Queen， arrives to tell him he needs to stop having fun and start looking after the kingdom。 Prince Siegfried dreams of running away。
He follows an enchanting flock of swans to a clearing by a lake， where four of the little cygnets begin to dance。 The most beautiful swan transforms into the Princess Odette， who tells him that she has been cursed to turn into a swan by day and return to her natural form at night by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart。 As the prince and Odette dance， they begin to fall in love。
The story follows Prince Siegfried as he attends his birthday party， is tricked into proposing to Von Rothbart’s daughter Odile and returns to the lake to battle the evil sorcerer。 Will the prince be reunited with his swan princess？
As you and your little one journey through the magical scenes， you will press the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the ballet’s music。 At the back of the book， find a short biography of the composer， Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky， with details about his composition of Swan Lake。 Next to this， you can replay the musical excerpts and， for each of them， read a discussion of the instruments， rhythms and musical techniques that make them so powerful。 A glossary defines musical terms。
The Story Orchestra series brings classical music to life for children through gorgeously illustrated retellings of classic ballet， opera， and program music stories paired with 10-second sound clips of orchestras playing from their musical scores。 With The Story Orchestra keyboard sound books， children can play the famous melodies themselves with the sound of a real grand piano。
Also available from the Story Orchestra series: The Magic Flute， I Can Play （vol 1）， Carnival of the Animals， The Sleeping Beauty， The Nutcracker， and Four Seasons in One Day。
Manufacturer’s note: please pull the white tab out of the back of the book before use。 Sound buttons require a firm push in exact location to work， which may be hard for young children。 All sound clips are 10 seconds long。
The perfect primer to introduce children to classical music。
This tale of a prince， a beautiful swan princess and an evil sorcerer begins in a woodland clearing far， far away。 It is Prince Siegfried’s 21st birthday。 He is playing games with his friends when his mother， the Queen， arrives to tell him he needs to stop having fun and start looking after the kingdom。 Prince Siegfried dreams of running away。
He follows an enchanting flock of swans to a clearing by a lake， where four of the little cygnets begin to dance。 The most beautiful swan transforms into the Princess Odette， who tells him that she has been cursed to turn into a swan by day and return to her natural form at night by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart。 As the prince and Odette dance， they begin to fall in love。
The story follows Prince Siegfried as he attends his birthday party， is tricked into proposing to Von Rothbart’s daughter Odile and returns to the lake to battle the evil sorcerer。 Will the prince be reunited with his swan princess？
As you and your little one journey through the magical scenes， you will press the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the ballet’s music。 At the back of the book， find a short biography of the composer， Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky， with details about his composition of Swan Lake。 Next to this， you can replay the musical excerpts and， for each of them， read a discussion of the instruments， rhythms and musical techniques that make them so powerful。 A glossary defines musical terms。
The Story Orchestra series brings classical music to life for children through gorgeously illustrated retellings of classic ballet， opera， and program music stories paired with 10-second sound clips of orchestras playing from their musical scores。 With The Story Orchestra keyboard sound books， children can play the famous melodies themselves with the sound of a real grand piano。
Also available from the Story Orchestra series: The Magic Flute， I Can Play （vol 1）， Carnival of the Animals， The Sleeping Beauty， The Nutcracker， and Four Seasons in One Day。
Manufacturer’s note: please pull the white tab out of the back of the book before use。 Sound buttons require a firm push in exact location to work， which may be hard for young children。 All sound clips are 10 seconds long。
The perfect primer to introduce children to classical music。
Reviews
Jessica
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This book is such a fun way to learn the story and music of Swan Lake， Tchaikovsky， and music in general。 On each page you read the story and listen to about 10 seconds of the music that goes with that part of the ballet。 At the end of the book there is an explanation of why each piece of music is paired with that part of the story - whether it indicates happiness， sadness， or a scary part。 The book discusses which instruments were selected and why。 My daughters love this book， I know it will ge This book is such a fun way to learn the story and music of Swan Lake， Tchaikovsky， and music in general。 On each page you read the story and listen to about 10 seconds of the music that goes with that part of the ballet。 At the end of the book there is an explanation of why each piece of music is paired with that part of the story - whether it indicates happiness， sadness， or a scary part。 The book discusses which instruments were selected and why。 My daughters love this book， I know it will get a lot of use。 I can’t wait to read the others in The Story Orchestra series！ 。。。more
Katie
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I love these Story Orchestra books。 You have to push on the buttons fairly hard to get the music to play， but the sound is very good quality for a musical book。 I love that they feature classical music。 The story of Swam Lake is one of my favorites。 This is a decent retelling， but very short and simple。 Great for my preschooler。
Jennifer
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This was a beautifully illustrated book with a classic tale and wonderful music。。。。。what’s not to love？
Villain E
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Is it just me， or does the music from Harry Potter sound a bit like Swan Lake？ Good art。 Okay story。 My kids love playing the music。
Trish
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This is a pretty book。 Love the music。
MotherofReaders
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3。5 stars。 I had high hopes for this book and my children did love it。 But i must admit that I was annoyed by the brief， tinny clips played repeatedly throughout the day as my children joyfully pressed the buttons over and over。 The good thing is that it will expose your child to manageable clips of the ballet’s music， and the resulting familiarity might open the door to listening to a complete version。 I will next try the full length cd with narration。
Calista
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This is a great easy telling of the story of swan lake。 There is a plastic board in the back that will play little snippets from the ballet itself。 I saw this and my little heart swooned。 I love Tchaikovsky and his music。 It’s a great synopsis of the story too。 It’s easy to digest in one sitting。 It reads fast。A little note in the back matter does tell us there are 2 endings for the ballet and a few more people added later endings。 This is the happy ending where all ends well。 There is another e This is a great easy telling of the story of swan lake。 There is a plastic board in the back that will play little snippets from the ballet itself。 I saw this and my little heart swooned。 I love Tchaikovsky and his music。 It’s a great synopsis of the story too。 It’s easy to digest in one sitting。 It reads fast。A little note in the back matter does tell us there are 2 endings for the ballet and a few more people added later endings。 This is the happy ending where all ends well。 There is another ending where both loves die and reunite in the afterlife which most ballet companies use。 Tchaikovsky wrote both。 The nephew wasn’t crazy about the story， but he loved punching the buttons to hear the music。 He did think it was cool when the swans turned into people and he liked the evil wizard Rothbart being an owl。 He thought this was pretty cool so he gave it 3 stars。 I left it for the niece to read and I think she read it， but didn’t talk about it。 。。。more
Jenna Mills
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A stunning book and introduction to the story and ballet
Ciara
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