The Story Orchestra (精裝音效書7本)

按下書頁的音樂鍵，沉浸在悠揚樂聲與精緻插畫所描繪的故事裡。《Story Orchestra》系列將大家耳熟能詳的古典音樂與精美插圖結合，在聽覺與視覺的雙重饗宴中，讓孩子接受古典樂薰陶，輔以音樂家生平及創作歷程介紹，藝術鑑賞力及人文素養從小培養。

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Discover the spellbinding magic of The Mountain King in this musical retelling of Peer Gynt – push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Grieg’s score.

This tale of a boy’s adventure through the valleys and mountains of the Norwegian countryside begins at a wedding feast far, far away. Peer Gynt is bored and he’s longing for adventure. After sneaking off from the party he finds himself at a peaceful lake where he meets some dairy people. When he lies about his escapades riding reindeers through the sky, they dare him to go to the lair of the Mountain King, the king of the trolls.
 
The king’s halls are dark and spooky, and it isn’t long before Peer is captured. How will he escape? And will he learn the importance of humility and the value of friends?

As you and your little one journey through the magical scenes, you will press the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the score. At the back of the book, find a short biography of the composer, Edvard Grieg, with details about his composition of Peer Gynt. 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.

In the Hall of the Mountain King (在山魔王的大廳裡)是挪威國民樂派作曲家Grieg (格里格)創作於1875年的管絃樂曲。

挪威劇作家易卜生由民間故事獲得靈感，創作出Peer Gynt《皮爾金》這個劇本，主人翁便是自私又自大的Peer Gynt (皮爾金)；並改編成音樂劇，交由好友格里格作曲。

樂曲In the Hall of the Mountain King (在山魔王的大廳裡)出現在Peer Gynt《皮爾金》這齣劇的第二幕，緊張懸疑的氣氛，讓這首曲子至今仍廣為流傳，甚至出現在電影配樂中，而這首樂曲也成了格里格的代表作品。

本書故事敘說的是主人翁皮爾金的冒險過程，他跟媽媽一起去鄉間參加婚禮，不耐的皮爾金從沉悶的婚禮中開溜，在湖邊遇到養牛的人家，他謊稱自己騎著馴鹿穿越天空，他們鼓動他去山魔王的巢穴探險。

山魔王的大廳又黑又詭異，他一下子就被俘虜了。他能逃脫嗎？他能學會謙卑與友誼的重要性嗎？

書中有10段音樂，書末還有作曲家格里格的生平，並介紹了Peer Gynt《皮爾金》這齣劇。搭配書末對這10段音樂的介紹，更能對本書有完整的概念。讀完這本書，對音樂的造詣又更上層樓了呢！

Hattie Grylls is an author and editor of children’s books. She lives in East London with her partner and an enormous, white cat called Martin. She has an MA in history and archaeology from The University of Edinburgh.

Jessica Courtney Tickle​ is an illustrator who graduated from Kingston University in July 2014. Her absolute favorite thing to draw or paint is nature, finding a focus on foliage of any kind as well as children's stories about adventure and exploration. She also has a penchant for drawing theater from music makers to dancers and even singing animals. Jessica is most influenced by vintage picture books, travel posters, and folk art as well as numerous painters and printmakers.