Children of the stone the power of music in a hard land

"Ramzi Hussein Aburedwan, a child from a Palestinian refugee camp, confronts an occupying army, gets an education, masters an instrument, dreams of something much bigger than himself, and then, through his charisma and persistence, inspires scores of others to work with him to make that dream r...

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Main Author: Tolan, Sandy (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prelude. Over the wall to play Beethoven
  • First movement : stone. Pushcart ; Grandfather ; Uprising ; Father ; Accord ; Viola ; Harmony ; Mozart ; Symbol
  • Second movement : instrument. Conservatoire ; Adaptation ; Brother ; Troubadours ; Edward ; Jenin ; Oday ; Celine
  • Third movement. Beethoven ; Al Kamandjati ; Andalucía ; Palaces ; Luthier ; Fire ; Birth ; Sebastia
  • Fourth movement : resistance. Fractures ; Unity ; Rise, child ; Ode to joy ; A musical intifada
  • Postlude. Over the wall, to play Beethoven.