Composers & Musicians

The Tale of Guido d'Arezzo  by Maritza Mascarenhas Sadowsky and
DO RE MI: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido d'Arezzo by Susan L. Roth.

Sing and dance along to whimsical lyrics to dance-able tunes.

This series by Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony features beautiful documentaries on the lives and music of composers, shot on location, with Thomas's insightful biographical and musical commentary, and full concert performances. 

This series by Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony features beautiful documentaries on the lives and music of composers, shot on location, with Thomas's insightful biographical and musical commentary, and full concert performances. 

This series by Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony features beautiful documentaries on the lives and music of composers, shot on location, with Thomas's insightful biographical and musical commentary, and full concert performances. 

This series by Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony features beautiful documentaries on the lives and music of composers, shot on location, with Thomas's insightful biographical and musical commentary, and full concert performances. 

An Interactive Storybook About the Inventor of Music Notation by Maritza Mascarenhas Sadowsky.

Gilles Comeau and Rosemary Covert. Music history in a cultural context for ages 9-14.

Ben Kingsley stars in Tony Palmer's film dramatizing the life of Shostakovich, who opposed the directives of Stalin and defied him with his music. 

Set in medieval cloisters in mystic German landscapes, this passionate bio-drama features the12th-century Benedictine nun who was a composer and mystic.

by Susan L. Roth with Angelo Mafucci.

Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the Piano by Elizabeth Rusch, illus. by Marjorie Priceman