An illustrated introduction to eighteenth-century German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, discussing the influences and historical events that shaped his life and work.
An illustrated introduction to seventeenth-century Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, discussing the influences and historical events that shaped his life and work.
An illustrated introduction to nineteenth-century Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, discussing the influences and historical events that shaped his life and work.
An illustrated introduction to twentieth-century Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, discussing the influences and historical events that shaped his life and work.
An illustrated introduction to eighteenth-century Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, discussing the influences and historical events that shaped his life and work.
A biography of the Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky, who came to the United States via France, wrote a wide variety of works, from ballets to symphonies, and was always at the forefront of modern music.
Looks at influences and historical events while tracing the life of the American Jewish composer who created a new kind of music that has lasted beyond the fashion of his time.
Examines the childhood and early musical training of the prolific eighteenth-century German composer as well as the influences and historical events that shaped his adult life.
