Stories of Great Composers for Children

Stories of Great Composers for Children

by Thomas Tapper

10 chapters2h 15mEnglish1917

About this book

This is a collection of ten short, entertaining, informative picture-book biographies of famous composers. Each book tells about the childhood and great achievements of a composer, and includes a short musical example. Here are links to the online texts so you can read along and look at the pictures:Bach: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34568Mozart: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34582Beethoven: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34737Haydn: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34550Schubert: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35070Handel: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35157Chopin: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35013Verdi: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35158Wagner: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35128Grieg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35097(Summary by Kara)

Chapters (10)

1Johann Sebastian Bach: The Story of the Boy who Sang in the Street
590
2Mozart: The Story of a Little Boy and his Sister who Gave Concerts
759
3Beethoven: The Story of a Little Boy who was Forced to Practice
876
4Franz Joseph Haydn: The Story of the Choir Boy who Became a Great Composer
900
5Franz Schubert: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Beautiful Songs
735
6Handel: The Story of a Little Boy Who Practiced in an Attic
885
7Frederic Francois Chopin: The Story of the Boy Who Made Beautiful Melodies
926
8Verdi: The Story of the Little Boy Who Loved the Hand Organ
817
9Richard Wagner: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Little Plays
823
10Edvard Grieg: The Story of the Boy Who Made Music in the Land of the Midnight Sun
827

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