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by Jonathan E. Peters (Author)
Includes a FREE music CD download (a $14.99 value).
Learning about the fine arts can sometimes be intimidating. Painting with Music is an easy to understand and entertaining approach that will engage both your eyes and your ears
The book features twelve paintings from twelve different schools of art. (Renaissance through Abstract Expressionism) Accompanying each painting is a musical composition by award-winning composer Jonathan Peters. Where possible, the techniques used in the paintings are mimicked with equivalent musical techniques. The music is meant to enhance the viewing experience and captures the mood, emotion, or story behind the paintings.
Each section includes information about the movement in art history, the particular painting, the artist, and the accompanying music.
Children and adults alike will find this a very enjoyable and easy way to be introduced to the visual arts
Author Biography
Jonathan Peters is an award-winning composer currently residing in the beautiful state of Colorado. Since 1990 he has worked as composer, director, arranger, recording artist, educator and author. Mr. Peters holds a B.A. in liberal arts from Thomas Aquinas College and continued his graduate work at California State University Northridge where he studied advanced composition, theory, orchestration, and film scoring. Mr. Peters' music has been performed both internationally and by orchestras across the U.S., having won many awards and recognitions including 1st place in the 1996 Composers Today Contest. He has completed nearly 50 works including 2 full length operas, a symphony, orchestral works, chamber music, choral pieces, and works for solo piano. Mr. Peters' music can be heard on the radio, and his many albums sell in stores world-wide. He is also the author of the Scholastic Music Series, a collection of educational CD's that use music as a tool to teach various academic subjects. The series has received starred reviews from School Library Journal and is carried in libraries throughout the country.
