Stories of Great Composers for Children
Thomas Tapper
Play
Length 2 h 16 min
Chapters 10
First published 1917
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)
Chapters
1
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Story of the Boy who Sang in the Street Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 9:50
2
Mozart: The Story of a Little Boy and his Sister who Gave Concerts Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 12:39
3
Beethoven: The Story of a Little Boy who was Forced to Practice Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 14:36
4
Franz Joseph Haydn: The Story of the Choir Boy who Became a Great Composer Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 15:00
5
Franz Schubert: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Beautiful Songs Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 12:15
6
Handel: The Story of a Little Boy Who Practiced in an Attic Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 14:45
7
Frederic Francois Chopin: The Story of the Boy Who Made Beautiful Melodies Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 15:26
8
Verdi: The Story of the Little Boy Who Loved the Hand Organ Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 13:37
9
Richard Wagner: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Little Plays Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 13:43
10
Edvard Grieg: The Story of the Boy Who Made Music in the Land of the Midnight Sun Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 13:47
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
