composers

A biography of composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, discussing his early music education, his struggles to become recognized in the theatre, his Broadway successes, and his relationships with some of the world's best known composers, actors, and directors.

Discusses the life of African American composer Duke Ellington and how his work has had a lasting impact on the music world.

A nine-volume survey of the lives and works of European and American writers, artists, and composers from the Renaissance through the twentieth century. Includes alphabetical, ethnic and minority, and nationality indexes; timelines, and a glossary.

Presents a short biography of eighteenth-century Austrian composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; and chronicles his life and works which included operas, sonatas, and symphonies.

An exploration of American composer Charles Ives's composition of a piece to commemorate the attack on the "Lusitania.".

Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of rock and roll star Stevie Wonder.

Traces the life of the internationally acclaimed musician and composer who helped popularize jazz music.

On the eve of his great operatic triumph "Don Giovanni," Mozart looks back on the events of his life that led to this moment.