Fortissimo! is a key stage 4 music course to fit the initiatives of the national curriculum with performing composing listening & appraising being an integral part The material in the Fortissimo! Student's Book covers a wide variety of music from the 13th century to the 1990s & offers the chance to study musical styles & instruments from a variety of cultures At regular intervals throughout the book there are double-page colour spreads displaying fascinating visual stimulus material to spark off original ideas for composing & improvising