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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Aaron Copland Aaron Copland Mike Venezia Author/lllustrator Mike Venezia has been getting to know the world's greatest composers for as long as he can remember. A graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Mike believes the … OL106271W
George Gershwin George Gershwin Mike Venezia A biography of the American composer, George Gershwin. OL106296W
Johann Sebastian Bach (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Johann Sebastian Bach (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Mike Venezia A brief biography of the prolific eighteenth-century composer and organist who created some of the world's greatest instrumental and religious music. OL106318W
Handel, Who Knew What He Liked Handel, Who Knew What He Liked M. T. Anderson,Kevin Hawkes In this biography, the man who would later compose some of the world's most beautiful music is shown to have once been a stubborn little boy with a mind of his own. OL112040W
Great composers Great composers Piero Ventura Briefly introduces the greatest composers over the centuries and the contributions they made to the development of music. OL15923776W
Scott Joplin Scott Joplin Janet Hubbard-Brown As the son of a former slave, a musical pioneer, and a posthumous winner of a Pulitzer Prize, composer Scott Joplin fought a lifelong campaign to have ragtime music accepted by the American public. T… OL17910310W
W.C. Handy W.C. Handy L. S. Summer A biography of African-American bandleader and composer W.C. Handy, known as the "Father of the Blues," discussing his childhood as the son of religious parents, his early love for music, and his rol… OL20517529W
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Yona Zeldis McDonough F u OL2749921W
Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Yann Walcker Short text, illustrations and recorded music tell the story of Beethoven's childhood musical experiences. Children are encouraged to experience and think about music in their own life. Suggested leve… OL28770270W
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin Eric Michael Summerer A biography of the Polish composer who was one of the greatest pianists in history. OL8717888W