composers

An unabridged republication of the 1900 text which examines the life of nineteenth-century Polish composer Frederic Chopin, comments on his activities as teacher, pianist, and performer, and provides an analysis of his entire body of music.

An illustrated look at the life and career of Mexican band leader, pianist, and composer Juan Garc?ia Esquivel.

When three noisy, mischievous rising stars of a British boy band come to Los Angeles to make their first album, they stay in the home of a record producer and her seventh-grade daughter, a talented but painfully shy singer-songwriter, urged by her best friend to step into the spotlight.

Dancing electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling shares her unconventional journey. A classically trained musician gone rogue, Lindsey is an example of independent, millennial-defined success. After being voted off the set of America's Got Talent, she went on to amass more than ten million social media fans, record two full-length albums, release multiple hits with billions of YouTube views, and toured sold-out venues across the world. Lindsey is not afraid to be herself. In fact, it's her confidence and individuality that have propelled her into the spotlight. But the road hasn't been easy.

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.

An illustrated biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, discussing his childhood and early affinity for music, his recognition as a child prodigy, his decision to move to Vienna, and his marriage, poverty, and death.

Loks at the growth of George Gershwin's musical talent and his creatrion of Rhapsody in blue.

An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens.

Introduces some of the major artists, writers, and composers that flourished in Europe and the United States during the Romantic era in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.