Presents a short biography on the life and career of nineteenth-century French composer, Hector Berlioz, and chronicles his relationship with Harriet Smithson who inspired his "Symphonie Fantastique.".
Tells the life stories of English composing duo Gilbert and Sullivan, describing their rise to fame in the late nineteenth century and their lasting popularity.
Chronicles the life of composer and pianist Franz Liszt in nineteenth-century Hungary, and contains sidebars that provide information about events taking place in other parts of the world during his lifetime.
Examines the life of nineteenth-century pianist and composer Frederic Chopin, discussing his youth in Poland, the blossoming of his career in Paris, his friendship with author George Sand, and his death at the age of thirty-nine.
Discusses the life of composer, performer, and band leader Duke Ellington, discussing his upbringing, his artistic talent, his decision to concentrate on music, and his rise to fame in the early twentieth century, despite racial prejudice.
Presents a short biography of eighteenth-century European composer, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, who began as a priest and went on to write hundreds of concertos, operas, and sacred works, including "The Four Seasons.".
Chronicles the troubled life of the nineteenth-century Russian composer. Includes sidebars about such topics as serfs, Leo Tolstoy, and the invention of the phonograph.
A biography of the famous band leader and composer who was known as the March King. Includes sidebars on such topics as ragtime music, the Civil War, and trapshooting.
Chronicles the life of nineteenth-century composer Felix Mendelssohn, who wrote the "Wedding March, " describing his childhood in Germany, his close relationship with his sister, Fanny, and his prosperous career.
