The Musicians

About this book

Frances beloved cartoonist celebrates the bravery of the soloist the camaraderie of the ensemble the triumph of the orchestra in an endearing and funny brilliant gift book for all music lovers. In 65 drawings including 16 in mixed media and full color Sempes whimsical music-makers play all the time anywhere-practicing performing alone or together at recitals sessions and concerts with audiences or without: a small boy takes on Mozart an elderly woman struggles with "Echo of Harlem." They are caught in an overwhelming culture but-like the speck-sized cellist of the last page-they move "towards a simpler world" through the music they make. This is a book that the New York Times praised as "A delicious evocative album of caricature. . . . Sempes line becomes music." Said Leonard Bernstein "Sempe is a comedic genius who gives all of us musicians the invaluable gift of redeeming our solemnity with the grace of humor."