Composers
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¡Esquivel! Un Artista del Sonido de la Era Espacial / Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist
$18.99 Read moreA playful picture-book biography of the father of space-age bachelor-pad lounge music.
Gorgeously illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, this lively biography follows Juan Garcia Esquivel from Mexico to New- Author: Wood, Susan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 1580897339
- Language: English
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Sound Within Sound: Radical Composers of the Twentieth Century
$30.00 Read moreSound Within Sound presents an alternative history of 20th-century composers–nearly all of them women or composers of color–by a leading international music critic.
Think of a composer right now. W- Author: Molleson, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1419753568
- Language: English
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Still My Forever
$17.00 Read moreCan a frustrated composer find new inspiration with the woman who once made his heart sing? From the bestselling author of Freedom’s Song comes a charming romance inspired by a real historical figure.… [more below]
- Author: Vogel Sawyer, Kim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0593194365
- Language: English
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Our Little Mushroom: A Story of Franz Schubert and His Friends
$18.99 Read moreCaldecott Medal winner Emily Arnold McCully delivers a charming picture book following the life of prolific composer and musician Franz Schubert through the eyes of the friends who helped him find suc… [more below]
- Author: McCully, Emily Arnold
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1534488782
- Language: English
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The Music in George’s Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue
$18.99 Read moreJunior Library Guild Selection
Booklist Editors’ Top 10 Arts Books for Youth
California Reading Association Eureka! Gold Award
CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Readers
Parents’ Choice Gold… [more below]- Author: Slade, Suzanne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 13 2016
- ISBN10: 1629790990
- Language: English
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The Prague Sonata
$17.00 Add to cartMusic and war, war and music–these are the twin motifs around which Bradford Morrow, recipient of the Academy Award in Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, has composed his magnum o… [more below]
- Author: Morrow, Bradford
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: September 18 2018
- ISBN10: 0802128688
- Language: English
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The Lost Steps
$18.00 Add to cart“If Carpentier is ever to get a new reading in English, it should be now. . . . West’s translations . . . reintroduce English-language readers to this giant of Latin American fiction.” –Natasha Wimme… [more below]
- Author: Carpentier, Alejo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0143133896
- Language: English
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A Child’s Introduction to the Orchestra: Listen to 37 Selections While You Learn about the Instruments, the Music, and the Composers Who Wrote the Mus
$21.99 Add to cartThis interactive, bestselling introduction to the world of classical music now includes a removable poster and access to downloadable music so elementary-age children (and their parents) can listen as… [more below]
- Series: Child’s Introduction
- Author: Hamilton, Meredith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 17 2019
- ISBN10: 0762495472
- Language: English
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Composers Who Changed History
$40.00 Read moreThis intricate visual celebration of the world’s most celebrated composers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and works.
Whether you have an interest in classical music and opera or you are- Series: DK People Who Changed History
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 0744092809
- Language: English
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Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
$6.99 Read moreBorn in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: McDonough, Yona Zeldis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 28 2003
- ISBN10: 0448431041
- Language: English
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Iconic Composers: A Celebration of Music’s Extraordinary Composers
$24.99 Read more- Colorful, stylized illustrations make historical and contemporary figures warm and engaging
- Biographies are written in a style that will appeal to younger readers, whether they are reading themselves o
- Series: People
- Author: Csicsko, David Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1951963148
- Language: English
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What Music!: The Fifty-Year Friendship Between Beethoven and Nannette Streicher, Who Built His Pianos
$18.99 Add to cartStrings quivered. Notes shimmered. Meet best friends acclaimed composer Ludwig van Beethoven and bold female entrepreneur Nannette Streicher in this lively and lyrical nonfiction picture book.
In a ta- Author: Lawlor, Laurie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 0823451437
- Language: English
