The Mystery of the Stolen Music by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2010-08-06T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

Mixed Messages

That afternoon, the children attended the Music Appreciation workshop in the auditorium. As they slid into their seats, Victor tapped his baton for attention. The audience fell silent. “In order to appreciate music,” he began, “one should know something about the orchestra playing it.”

First he introduced the different sections. There were the strings — violins and cellos — and the woodwinds — flutes, clarinets, and oboes. There was also the brass, which included French horns and trumpets, and Benny’s favorite, the percussion, with instruments such as drums and the triangle. Each section played a musical passage. Then, Victor talked about the different kinds of music.

The Aldens became so interested they forgot about the missing score until they returned home. After a supper of hot dogs and beans, they settled by the fire.

Curled up in a big chair, Soo Lee said, “What does it mean to be in hot water?” She was remembering their earlier conversation.

Benny, who was sprawled on the floor, put his chin in his hands. “Well, Soo Lee, it’s like this,” he said. After a pause, he turned to his brother. “You explain it, Henry.”

Henry laughed. “Being in hot water is the same as being in trouble.”

Jessie added, “We saw Melody exchange envelopes with that strange man. If she took the music and was selling it or something, she would be angry that we knew.”

Soo Lee nodded. “And we’d be in hot water!”

“You got it,” Benny said.

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