{"product_id":"a-is-for-oboe-the-orchestras-alphabet-9780525553779","title":"A is for Oboe: The Orchestra's Alphabet","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis deeply imaginative and entertaining poetry collection details the pleasures of the orchestra, from strong-willed \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e to satisfied \u003ci\u003eZ\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo widely acclaimed poets--one a composer and classical pianist as well--have come together to create this extraordinary portrait of the orchestra in all of its richness and fascination, using the structure of the alphabet in a way that's entirely new and delightful. A is for the first note you hear as you take your seat in the concert hall, played by the headstrong oboe. B is for the bassoon, \"the orchestra's jester, complaining impatiently through his nose.\" And C is for the conductor, \"like the captain on the bridge of a great ship, navigating the composer's musical charts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnward the text goes, soaring in reverie and making thought-provoking observations while not taking itself too seriously--illuminating all the various details that flow together to create the nourishing experience of playing or listening to music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLera Auerbach \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet, visual artist, composer, and concert pianist. Born in Chelyabinsk, Russia, she defected to the U.S. at the age of seventeen, and began studying in New York. She holds degrees in composition from Juilliard and a piano degree from Hanover University in Germany. She has composed numerous works for opera, ballet, and orchestra that have been performed throughout the world, including recent performances at New York's Lincoln Center, Washington's Kennedy Center, and the San Francisco Ballet. Her first English-language poetry collection, \u003ci\u003e Excess of Being\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2015. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilyn Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e is a three-time National Book Award Finalist, has won a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor and several Coretta Scott King Honors, and has received several prestigious poetry awards, including the Poets' Prize and the Robert Frost Medal. She has recently been a judge of poetry applicants at the National Endowment for the Arts and Yaddo, and has received three honorary doctorates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Hoppe was born in Poland, raised in Germany, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he works as an illustrator. He has written and\/or illustrated twelve children's books, and his illustrations have appeared in many journals, including the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and creates his artwork in a studio at the historic Pencil Factory in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rocky Pond Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651301380370,"sku":"9780525553779","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_32a3602e-eddc-439a-b735-16900581c711.jpg?v=1733299259","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-is-for-oboe-the-orchestras-alphabet-9780525553779","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}