A Certain Music draws you in from the very first page. A story of a nine year old child who knew no friends, only her mum and her dad were best friends, until one day she hears the most beautiful music coming from a house in the Reisnerstrasse. When you pick up the book you can't stop reading it, because you are so intrigued of where the story is going to take you. It is a unique story of a friendship between a very famous composer, who could not hear, but yet was recognised worldwide for his beautiful classical compositions, and a little girl. This book is set in Vienna, Austria, in 1823.
The author had me intrigued from the very first moment, when she described the most beautiful sound coming from the house in the Reisnerstrasse. The composer's …show more content…
She does not give the main characters names except for “the man” and “the child” whose names are revealed at the end his name is Ludwig van Beethoven, Auf Wiedersehen. Through the use of descriptive words the author creates the most beautiful imagery, of places throughout the novel, for example the description of the robust trees and their picturesque leaves, and how they danced in the wind. It is so beautifully written that the leaves are dancing to Beethoven's …show more content…
The mother declines at first, she says that,
“These moments are for rich people who are dressed in fine silks ; however, one of the little girls nice neighbours helps the family. She makes the little girl and her mother one of the most beautiful silk dresses. The little girl now thinks of the neighbour as the fairy godmother in Cinderella, who helps her live her Cinderella moment. The little girl describes her excitement and anticipation and how she could not wait for the night to arrive, we see this when the author says
“The child counts the hours and minutes and dreams of tomorrow”
She describes this feeling when she is dressed in her fine silk dress.
The author describes beautifully the little girls feelings, and her being an absolute awe, to be in Vienna's most beautiful theatre. She describes the elegant marble statues richly painted frescoes, scalloped drapes, and velvet curtains, and people dressed beautifully, these were the things that the little girl was not used to. She describes it to be
“Beyond a
The author had me intrigued from the very first moment, when she described the most beautiful sound coming from the house in the Reisnerstrasse. The composer's …show more content…
She does not give the main characters names except for “the man” and “the child” whose names are revealed at the end his name is Ludwig van Beethoven, Auf Wiedersehen. Through the use of descriptive words the author creates the most beautiful imagery, of places throughout the novel, for example the description of the robust trees and their picturesque leaves, and how they danced in the wind. It is so beautifully written that the leaves are dancing to Beethoven's …show more content…
The mother declines at first, she says that,
“These moments are for rich people who are dressed in fine silks ; however, one of the little girls nice neighbours helps the family. She makes the little girl and her mother one of the most beautiful silk dresses. The little girl now thinks of the neighbour as the fairy godmother in Cinderella, who helps her live her Cinderella moment. The little girl describes her excitement and anticipation and how she could not wait for the night to arrive, we see this when the author says
“The child counts the hours and minutes and dreams of tomorrow”
She describes this feeling when she is dressed in her fine silk dress.
The author describes beautifully the little girls feelings, and her being an absolute awe, to be in Vienna's most beautiful theatre. She describes the elegant marble statues richly painted frescoes, scalloped drapes, and velvet curtains, and people dressed beautifully, these were the things that the little girl was not used to. She describes it to be
“Beyond a