Music

'Wide-ranging, colourful and absorbing.' - Guardian

Learn about how different genres started – including classical, folk, jazz, gospel, rock 'n' roll, country, punk, grunge and pop. Discover the stories of maestros including Beethoven, Wei Liangfu, Django Reinhardt, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, Maria Callas, Nina Simone, Louis Armstrong and Beyonce. Marvel at the orchestra with a huge illustration set in the Royal Albert Hall, and find out about ancient instruments from all over the world. Experience amazing musical moments from the first ever saxophone and early sound recording to the invention of the record and artificial intelligence. All this and more features in this richly illustrated timeline of music from 60,000 years ago to the present day.

"Music: A Fold-Out Graphic History is a glorious concertina of music history from the earliest gourd instruments right up to AI composers – wide-ranging, colourful and absorbing."

"Pretty much everything one can imagine relating to music as well as more that you can’t is included in the densely packed pages. Truly international in perspective, the presentation begins with a world map."

"Whilst Music: A Fold-Out Graphic History towers over even the tallest of people; it is the probably one of the most accessible and easy to follow guides about music for all, from children in their early years to adults, by explaining things in small, informative, bitesize chunks."

"The cover alone is superb and begs opening! When you do open this wonderful book you are presented with an accordion of pages all about music, orchestras, composers, singers and so much more! The illustrations are stunning and bring to life a history of music for young readers."

"A truly amazing collaboration and a book to add to primary and secondary collections, as well as family bookshelves."

Composer Nicholas O'Neill has written, arranged and performed in almost every style of music, from classical to metal, from plainchant to funk. He is the recipient of multiple composition awards, Composer in Residence to the UK Parliament Choir, keyboardist for rock band JEBO, and a board game reviewer for various magazines and websites.

Susan Hayes is in awe of children’s limitless imagination and thirst for knowledge — she strives to enjoy the world through their fresh, curious eyes. Susan lives in the East Sussex countryside of the UK with her own children, her partner Neil, and two gorgeous but slightly silly ducks, Dolly and Izzy. She has written dozens of children's books.

Ruby Taylor collects inspiration from everything around her and is especially drawn to old printed ephemera, vintage illustration and hand painted signage. Ruby graduated from Bristol UWE in 2012 with a first class degree in Illustration. Ruby Taylor lives in Bristol.

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