composers

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composers

Lin-Manuel Miranda

from Broadway to the big screen
A biography of Puerto-Rican American actor, playwright, composer, and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda.

God bless America

the story of an immigrant named Irving Berlin
2018
A picture book that relates the life story of composer Irving Berlin.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda

A brief biography of Lin-Manual Miranda, a writer, actor, singer and songwriter, as well as the creator of the Broadway musical "Hamilton.".
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Summer bird blue

2018
After her sister and songwriting partner, Lea, dies in an automobile accident, seventeen-year-old Rumi is sent to Hawaii with an aunt she barely knows while she and her mother grieve separately.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Explores the life, career, and accomplishments of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Includes color illustrations, a timeline, and a glossary.
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Words without music

a memoir
2015
Composer Philip Glass chronicles his life and career, from his beginnings in Baltimore, Maryland, to the world's stages.
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Something wonderful

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution
2018
"Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built"--Amazon.
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Ludwig van Beethoven

great composer
2014
Illustrations and text chronicle the life and career of composer and musician Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Mozart's starling

2017
Explores the unlikely bond between the famous Austrian composer and his pet starling, providing an unexpected window into human-animal friendships, music, and the nature of creative inspiration.
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Beethoven

2005
An animated depiction of Beethoven's life. Learn how he overcame hearing loss to become one of history's most influential composers.

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