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Musicians

01. The Story of Stephen Foster

Introductory

By Esther Douty. A Signature Biography

02. Katharine Lee Bates

Introductory

By Elisabeth P. Myers (wrote America the Beautiful). Childhood of Famous Americans Series

03. Aaron Copland, His Life

Introductory

By Catherine Owen Peare. Story of the composer of Appalachian Spring.

04. Curtain Calls for Franz Schubert

Introductory

By Opal Wheeler and Deucher

05. Haydn

Introductory

By Reba Mirsky

06. Joseph Haydn, the Merry Little Peasant

Introductory

By Opal Wheeler

07. Mozart the Wonder Boy

Introductory

By Sybil Deucher, Opal Wheeler. Opal Wheeler Music Biographies Seres

08. Mozart the Wonder Child

Introductory

By Diane Stanley. With stunning and expressive illustrations, Diane Stanley portrays Mozart's turbulent life as a marionette show, inspired by the famous Salzburg Marionette Theatre, using an innovative artistic approach to present the life of a renowned musical genius.

09. The Boy Who Loved Music

Introductory

By David Lasker. An easy to read biography of Franz Joseph Haydn. "To amuse the stubborn Prince Nicolaus Esterhazy, who refuses to allow the court musicians to return to Vienna at summer's end, Joseph Haydn composes a special "Farewell" symphony.

10. Handel at the Court of Kings

Introductory

By Opal Wheeler. Opal Wheeler Music Biographies Series

11. Beethoven

Introductory

By Reba Mirsky

12. Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells

Introductory

By Opal Wheeler. Opal Wheeler Music Biographies Series

13. Sebastian Bach: The Boy from Thuringia

Introductory

By Sybil Deucher, Opal Wheeler. Opal Wheeler Music Biographies Series

14. The Story of Beethoven

Introductory

By Helen Kaufmann

15. The Young Brahms

Introductory

By Sybil Deucher. Opal Wheeler Music Biographies Series

16. Making Music: Leonard Bernstein

Intermediate

By Shirley Bernstein

17. Joseph Haydn: The Merry Little Peasant

Intermediate

By Sybil Deucher, Opal Wheeler. Opal Wheeler Music Biographies Series

18. The Story of the Trapp Family Singers

Intermediate

By Maria Augusta Trapp. Here is the true and heartwarming story of the family behind Sound of Music.

19. Haydn

Advanced

By Percy M. Young. Master Musicians Series

20. Gilbert and Sullivan: Masters of Mirth and Melody

Advanced

By Claire Lee Purdy. Messner Biography

21. Beethoven

Advanced

By Percy M. Young. Masters of Music Series

22. Beethoven and the World of Music

Advanced

By Manuel Komroff

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