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COMPOSERS - BIOGRAPHY (14) answer(s).
 
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Aaron Copland / Venezia, Mike 1995  Book
Venezia, Mike Book
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Publication Chicago, Children's Press, 1995.
Description 32pPink Spine
Series Getting to know the world's greatest composers
Summary/Abstract Focuses on the life and music of the composer who brought American themes to classical music in such works as El Salon Mexico and Billy the Kid.
Standard Number 0516445383 Pb.
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ID:   021548


Beethoven / Rachlin, Anna; Hellard, Sue (ill.) 1994  Book
Hellard, Sue (ill.) Book
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Publication London, Gollancz, 1994.
Description 22pWhite Spine
Series Famous children
Summary/Abstract Read some lively and amusing stories from this great artist and composers's childhood.
Standard Number 0140389369 Pb.
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Chopin / Rachlin, Anna; Hellard, Sue (ill.) 1993  Book
Hellard, Sue (ill.) Book
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Publication London, Gollancz, 1993.
Description 24pWhite Spine
Series Famous children
Summary/Abstract Read some lively and amusing stories from this great artist and composers's childhood.
Standard Number 0140388990 Pb.
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ID:   009160


Chronicle Of Classical Music / Kendall, Alan 1994  Book
Kendall, Alan Book
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Edition 2006
Publication Great Britain, Thames & Hudson, 1994.
Description 288pGreen Spine
Summary/Abstract A chronological diary from 1600 to the present, this book leads the reader through the centuries, year by year, following the musicians' overlapping and interweaving lives. The composers' own worlds, public and private, spring to life in extracts from contemporary letters and journals, and in hundreds of illustrations, many in full color. An informative introduction traces the history of music before 1600, and special features discuss key works, influences on musical form and performance, centers of musical energy, and changing working conditions. A companion chronology introduces the wider context of important historical and artistic events. The reference section includes biographies, a glossary of technical words, charts summarizing the history of music and the development of orchestras, and a guide to CDs and performers. 388 illustrations, 160 in color.
Standard Number 0500282137 Pb.
Key Words IGCSE  ;  Music  ;  Composers - Biography  ;  Music - Chronology 
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ID:   020137


Frederic Chopin / Venezia, Mike 1999  Book
Venezia, Mike Book
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Publication Connecticut, Children's Press, 1999.
Description 32pYellow Spine
Series Getting to know the world's greatest composers
Summary/Abstract Describes the life and work of the nineteenth-century Polish composer who invented beautiful music for the piano and new ways of playing it.
Standard Number 0516265342 Pb.
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George Handel / Venezia, Mike 1995  Book
Venezia, Mike Book
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Publication Chicago, Children's Press, 1995.
Description 32pGreen Spine
Series Getting to know the world's greatest composers
Summary/Abstract The life and achievements of one of the world's greatest composers.
Standard Number 0516445391 Pb.
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ID:   016232


Great Composers / Nicholas, Jeremy 2007  Book
Nicholas, Jeremy Book
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Publication London, Quercus, 2007.
Description 256pBrown Spine
Summary/Abstract Explore the lives and music of the great classical composers.
Contents Palestrina Byrd Monteverdi Purcell Vivaldi Rameau Handel J.S. Bach Gluck Haydn Mozart Beethoven Weber Rossini Schubert Donizetti Bellini Berlioz Mendelssohn Chopin Schumann Liszt Wagner Verdi Franck Smetana Bruckner J. Strauss Brahms Saint-Saens Bizet Tchaikovsky Dvorak Grieg Elgar Puccini Mahler Debussy R. Strauss Sibelius Vaughan Williams Rachmaninov Schoenberg Ravel Bartok Stravinsky Prokofiev Gershwin Shostakovich Britten
Standard Number 9781906719074 Pb.
Key Words Music  ;  Composers - Biography  ;  UOI - Art 
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Haydn / Rachlin, Anna; Hellard, Susan (ill.) 1992  Book
Hellard, Susan (ill.) Book
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Publication London, Gollancz, 1992.
Description 24pWhite Spine
Series Famous children
Summary/Abstract Read some lively and amusing stories from this great artist and composers's childhood.
Standard Number 0140389245 Pb.
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ID:   008680


Illustrated Book of Great Composers / Thompson, Wendy 2001  Book
Thompson, Wendy Book
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Edition 2007
Publication Great Britain, Southwater, 2001.
Description 258pPurple Spine
Summary/Abstract Contains biographies of major classical composers, encompassing all styles of composition from medieval times to the present day with historical information about events and artistic movements of the time and how the composer changed or influenced the development of their art form.
Contents Compostion through the ages Lvies and works of the great composers The middle ages to the Renaissance The baroque era The classical period The romantic era The rise of nationalism The later romantics The early twentieth century Music since World War II Glossary Index
Standard Number 9781844760862 Pb.
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Johann Sebastian Bach / Venezia, Mike 1998  Book
Venezia, Mike Book
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Publication New York, Children's Press, 1998.
Description 32pBlue Spine
Series Getting to know the world's greatest composers
Summary/Abstract A brief biography of the prolific eighteenth-century composer and organist who created some of the world's greatest instrumental and religious music.
Standard Number 0516263528 Pb.
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ID:   020564


Ludwig Van Beethoven / Venezia, Mike; Venezia, Mike (ill.) 1996  Book
Venezia, Mike Book
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Publication New York, Children's Press, 1996.
Description 32pPurple Spine
Series Getting to know the world's greatest composers
Summary/Abstract Briefly recounts the life of a composer who wrote beautiful sonatas and symphonies despite tragic personal problems.
Standard Number 0516200690 Pb.
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ID:   017562


Musical journeys: A personal introduction to Western classial composers / Dastoor, Homi; Marfatia, Meher (ed.) 2014  Book
Dastoor, Homi Book
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Publication Mumbai, 49/50 Books, 2014.
Description 191pBlack Spine
Summary/Abstract The lives of great composers have always made fascinating and compelling reading. Homi Dastoor's personal perspectives are no less, tinged at every page with his great love for the subject.
Standard Number 9788192136721 Pb.
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ID:   021543


Schubert / Rachlin, Anna 1994  Book
Rachlin, Anna Book
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Publication London, Gollancz, 1994.
Description 22pWhite Spine
Series Famous children
Summary/Abstract Read some lively and amusing stories from this great artist and composers's childhood.
Standard Number 0140389008 Pb.
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Tchaikovsky / Rachlin, Anna; Hellard, Susan (ill.) 1993  Book
Hellard, Susan (ill.) Book
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Publication London, Gollancz, 1993.
Description 24pWhite Spine
Series Famous children
Summary/Abstract Read some lively and amusing stories from this great artist and composers's childhood.
Standard Number 0140389318 Pb.
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