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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/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)

Stories of Great Composers for Children by Thomas Tapper (1864 - 1958‪)‬ LibriVox

    • Arts

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)

    Johann Sebastian Bach: The Story of the Boy who Sang in the Street

    Johann Sebastian Bach: The Story of the Boy who Sang in the Street

    • 9 min
    Mozart: The Story of a Little Boy and his Sister who Gave Concerts

    Mozart: The Story of a Little Boy and his Sister who Gave Concerts

    • 12 min
    Beethoven: The Story of a Little Boy who was Forced to Practice

    Beethoven: The Story of a Little Boy who was Forced to Practice

    • 14 min
    Franz Joseph Haydn: The Story of the Choir Boy who Became a Great Composer

    Franz Joseph Haydn: The Story of the Choir Boy who Became a Great Composer

    • 15 min
    Franz Schubert: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Beautiful Songs

    Franz Schubert: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Beautiful Songs

    • 12 min
    Handel: The Story of a Little Boy Who Practiced in an Attic

    Handel: The Story of a Little Boy Who Practiced in an Attic

    • 14 min

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