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Stories of Great Composers for Children

Stories of Great Composers for Children

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Number of Chapters: 10

Length: 2 hours and 15 minutes

Language: English

This is a collection of ten short, entertaining, informative picture-book biographies of famous composers. Each book tells about the childhood and great achievements of a composer, and includes a short musical example. Here are links to the online texts so you can read along and look at the pictures:

Bach: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34568
Mozart: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34582
Beethoven: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34737
Haydn: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34550
Schubert: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35070
Handel: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35157
Chopin: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35013
Verdi: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35158
Wagner: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35128
Grieg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35097

(Summary by Kara)

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Johann Sebastian Bach: The Story of the Boy who Sang in the Street (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))
Mozart: The Story of a Little Boy and his Sister who Gave Concerts (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))
Beethoven: The Story of a Little Boy who was Forced to Practice (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))
Franz Joseph Haydn: The Story of the Choir Boy who Became a Great Composer (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))
Franz Schubert: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Beautiful Songs (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))
Handel: The Story of a Little Boy Who Practiced in an Attic (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))
Frederic Francois Chopin: The Story of the Boy Who Made Beautiful Melodies (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))
Verdi: The Story of the Little Boy Who Loved the Hand Organ (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))
Richard Wagner: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Little Plays (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))
Edvard Grieg: The Story of the Boy Who Made Music in the Land of the Midnight Sun (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))
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