继《儿童图画史》后，这本介绍音乐史的书将带领儿童进行一次世界范围内的音乐之旅。一路上，读者会遇到各种各样的作曲家、音乐家和表演者，他们都以不同的方式在各种不同的流派中创造音乐，从巴赫到比利•艾利什，从莫扎特到米里亚姆•马凯巴。

我们为什么要做音乐？哪些乐器可以构成一个古典管弦乐队？音乐是如何影响我们的大脑和情感的？这些只是本书中涉及的一部分问题，本书主要探讨了音乐的跨国性和破界性。在世界各地，古往今来，音乐都被通过不同的口述传统和记谱形式记录并流传下来。它一直是影响变化和连接人们的强大催化剂。那么，音乐的未来会是怎样的呢？针对这个问题，作者设想了一些新的可能性，如开发计算机生成的作品和机器人音乐家，从而提升人类聆听与创作音乐的水平与技术。

Following on from the success of the award-

winning A History of Pictures for Children comes this introduction to the history of music that takes children on a musical journey around the world. Readers will meet along the way a diverse cast of composers, musicians and performers who all make music in different ways in a variety of different genres, from Bach to Billie Eilish, Mozart to Miriam Makeba.

Why do we make music? Which instruments make up a classical orchestra? How does music affect our brains and emotions? These are just some of the fascinating questions addressed in this book, which looks at music’s transnational and boundary-breaking qualities. All over the world and throughout time, music has been recorded and passed down through different oral traditions and forms of notation. It has always been a powerful catalyst for influencing change and connecting people. And what might the future of music hold? Exploring the technology we use to listen to and create music, the authors imagine new possibilities such as computer-

generated compositions and robot musicians.