Timothy bush illustrations (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: very good. 32 pages, 26 x 24 cm, hardbound with dust jacket, really fine copy. . After his brother informs him that he is not the best organist in the world, Bach travels from the German countryside to Hamburg to meet the greatest organ player in the world, Adam Reincken, and Bach's talent is unleashed under the tutelage and friendship of Reincken. . "Based on a story that Bach liked to tell about his childhood, this is a lighthearted picture book about the great composer as a bouncy 10-year-old kid, so full of himself that he believes he is the 'greatest organist in all of Germany and the world.' Bush's exuberant watercolors mix cartoon and folk art and occasional musical notes with playful exaggeration--until the boy hears Reincken play and the double-page spread shows the old man's fingers playing the great music that soars over the town and across Europe.Young musicians will enjoy the cheerful, irreverent childhood story." Booklist 32 p. Buch.…