Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite [With CD (Audio)]
By Anna Harwell Celenza; Don Tate (Illustrator)
(Charlesbridge Publishing, Hardcover, 9781570917004)
Publication Date: July 2011
Categories: People & Places - United States - African-American, Performing Arts - Music
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Description
It's a challenge to transform the "Nutcracker Suite's" romantic orchestra into jumpin' jazz melodies, but that's exactly what Duke Ellington and his collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, did. Includes a CD recording of the Ellington/Strayhorn composition.
Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011
A recently released children's book tells the story of how Duke Ellington brought swing to the holiday classic, 'The Nutcracker.' Also, Texan vampires go up against werewolves and were-armadillos in a popular young adult novel. These are just some of the books that top librarian Loriene Roy's list of holiday books. She speaks to host Michel Martin. More at NPR.org
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