Getting to know the world's greatest composers

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

A biography of the child prodigy who wrote more than 800 pieces of music before his untimely death at thirty-five.

George Gershwin

2018
A biography of George Gershwin, including his life, style, music, and more.

Duke Ellington

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

Chronicles the life of nineteenth-century Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky, who wrote "Swan Lake," "Sleeping Beauty," and "The Nutcracker.".
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Ludwig van Beethoven

Introduces young readers to the life and work of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Leonard Bernstein

A brief biography of the talented composer, conductor, and musician known for his television series, "Young People's Concerts.".
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John Philip Sousa

A simple biography of the famous band leader and composer who was known as the March King.
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George Handel

Photographs, illustrations, cartoons, and text combine to examine the life and accomplishments of seventeenth-century German composer George Frideric Handel, creator of the oratorio "Messiah.".
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George Gershwin

Chronicles the life of twentieth-century American composer George Gershwin, who wrote popular songs, musicals, and piano and orchestral works, including "Rhapsody in Blue" and "Porgy and Bess.".
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Fr?d?ric Chopin

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