Bach's Goldberg Variations

by Anna Harwell Celenza Author

(From Amazon): Johann Gottlieb Goldberg is a young servant in the employ of Count Keyserlingk. A talented musician, the boy secretly practices playing the harpsichord at night. When the count discovers Goldberg one evening, he challenges Goldberg to combine all the harpsichord music he s learned--and to throw in a riddle. In a panic, Goldberg turns to Johann Sebastian Bach for the perfect piece of music to appease the count. Stylized illustrations include elements from the baroque period. Includes a CD recording of Bach s Goldberg Variations. Recommended in Laura Berquist First Grade SyllabusAuthor: Anna Harwell Celenza Grades: 1 and upFormat: CD and 40-page hardcover bookPublisher: CharlesbridgeISBN 1-57091-510-5