composers

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composers

Fr?d?ric Chopin

1999
Describes the life and work of the nineteenth-century Polish composer who invented beautiful music for the piano and new ways of playing it.

The living piano

1996
Introduction to the piano, discussing how it is made, how it works, its origins, and its role in the orchestra, with profiles of ten composers who wrote scores for the instrument, accompanied by an audio compact disc featuring their work.

The living violin

1996
Introduction to the violin, discussing how it is made, how it works, its origins, and its role in the orchestra, with profiles of ten composers who wrote scores for the instrument, accompanied by an audio compact disc featuring their work.

Amadeus Mozart

1982
Brief text and illustrations recount Mozart's childhood and the discovery of his phenomenal musical talent.

Scott Joplin and the ragtime years

1976
A biography of Scott Joplin, king of the ragtime writers.

Who was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

2003
Explores the life and work of the prolific eighteenth-century Austrian composer who began life as a child prodigy, composing music at the age of five, and died a pauper at age thirty-five.

William Grant Still

African-American composer
2003
Traces the life of the African American classical composer.

The 18th century

artists, writers, and composers
1998
Introduces some of the major artists, writers, and composers that flourished in Europe during the eighteenth century.

The 17th century

artists, writers, and composers
1998
Introduces some of the major artists, writers, and composers that flourished in Europe during the seventeenth century.

Johannes Brahms

and the twilight of Romanticism
2004
Chronicles the life of nineteenth-century German composer Johannes Brahms, describing his musical childhood, his struggle for success, and the conflict between those, such as Brahms, who favored musical tradition and those, including Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner, who favored new directions.

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