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Stories of Great Composers for Children by Thomas Tapper (1864 - 1958) LibriVox
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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/34568
Mozart: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34582
Beethoven: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34737
Haydn: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34550
Schubert: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35070
Handel: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35157
Chopin: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35013
Verdi: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35158
Wagner: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35128
Grieg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35097
(Summary by Kara)
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Johann Sebastian Bach: The Story of the Boy who Sang in the Street
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Mozart: The Story of a Little Boy and his Sister who Gave Concerts
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Beethoven: The Story of a Little Boy who was Forced to Practice
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Franz Joseph Haydn: The Story of the Choir Boy who Became a Great Composer
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Franz Schubert: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Beautiful Songs
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Handel: The Story of a Little Boy Who Practiced in an Attic
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