Stories of Great Composers for Children
Thomas Tapper
Read by Kara Shallenberg





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)
Chapters
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 |
Reviews
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Augmarr
Just great. Thank you, Kayray. :)





Anderly
So GoOd WhAt A gReAt BoOK
very good book





John
very useful in my music class presentation thank you
really sad 😞





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