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Stories of Great Composers for Children

Gelesen von Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

(4,157 Sterne; 35 Bewertungen)

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 (1969-2023)

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

12:39

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

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

14:36

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

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

15:00

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

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

12:15

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

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

14:45

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

Frederic Francois Chopin: The Story of the Boy Who Made Beautiful Melodies

15:26

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

Verdi: The Story of the Little Boy Who Loved the Hand Organ

13:37

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

Richard Wagner: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Little Plays

13:43

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

Edvard Grieg: The Story of the Boy Who Made Music in the Land of the Midnight S…

13:47

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

Bewertungen

excellent

(5 Sterne)

informative stories portrayed by an excellent reader in a delightful manner

Lovely

(5 Sterne)

Just great. Thank you, Kayray. :)

(0,5 Sterne)

So GoOd WhAt A gReAt BoOK

very good book

(5 Sterne)

very useful in my music class presentation thank you

really sad 😞

(3,5 Sterne)

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