Stories of Great Composers for Children

Thomas Tapper

(4.1 stars; 33 reviews)

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) (2 hr 15 min)

Johann Sebastian Bach: The Story of the Boy who Sang in the Street	9:50	Read by Kara Shallenberg
Mozart: The Story of a Little Boy and his Sister who Gave Concerts	12:39	Read by Kara Shallenberg
Beethoven: The Story of a Little Boy who was Forced to Practice	14:36	Read by Kara Shallenberg
Franz Joseph Haydn: The Story of the Choir Boy who Became a Great Composer	15:00	Read by Kara Shallenberg
Franz Schubert: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Beautiful Songs	12:15	Read by Kara Shallenberg
Handel: The Story of a Little Boy Who Practiced in an Attic	14:45	Read by Kara Shallenberg
Frederic Francois Chopin: The Story of the Boy Who Made Beautiful Melodies	15:26	Read by Kara Shallenberg
Verdi: The Story of the Little Boy Who Loved the Hand Organ	13:37	Read by Kara Shallenberg
Richard Wagner: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Little Plays	13:43	Read by Kara Shallenberg
Edvard Grieg: The Story of the Boy Who Made Music in the Land of the Midnight S…	13:47	Read by Kara Shallenberg

(5 stars)

Just great. Thank you, Kayray. :)

(0.5 stars)

So GoOd WhAt A gReAt BoOK

(5 stars)

very useful in my music class presentation thank you

(3.5 stars)

I like it but it’s really sad I just can’t bear to listen to it :(