Composers & Musicians

The Story of the Rock and Roll King by Bonnie Christensen.

by M.T. Anderson, illus. Petra Mathers.

Illustrated by Charlotte Voake and Remi Courgeon, narrated on CD by Michael Cantwell. An excellent all-in-one teaching package for elem.-middle school.

by Charlotte Voake, narrated by Michael Cantwell.  An excellent all-in-one teaching package for elem.⁄middle school.

George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue
by Suzanne Slade, illus. by Stacy Innerst.

by Charlotte Voake.   Includes a CD with musical examples keyed to the text, photos and drawings, and suggested activities. 

by Lucy Warner, illus. by Patrick Ackerman.  Learn about 12 composers through action-hero illustrations and listening to their music on Vimeo.   

by Tom Leonard.  Bach saw patterns in everything, which he turned into melodies and song.  The evocative illustrations open a visual door into Bach's vivid imagination of patterns and memories.

by Nina Nolan, illus. by John Holyfield. People might say she was born with nothing. But little Mahalia had something: a voice bigger than she was.

by Anna Wentlent, Charles Grace & Mitch Wyatt. Ages 5-10 learn about composers of all periods with reproducible bios, fun facts, famous works, and pages to color while listening to masterworks.

From the Classical Kids Series CDs. 

The hour-long CD features 30 minutes of engaging narration with music, highlighting the composer’s life and best known works; and 30 min. of music only.

The hour-long CD features 30 minutes of engaging narration about the composer with music; and 30 min. of music only. 

Hour-long CD with 30 min. of engaging narration introducing Schumann and Grieg, and 30 min. of music only.

The hour-long CD features 30 minutes of engaging narration with music, highlighting the composer’s life and works; and 30 min. of music only.

The hour-long CD features 30 minutes of engaging narration with music, highlighting the composer’s life and best known works; and 30 min. of music only

The music from the award-winning DVD by Susan Hammond.

Soundtrack from the video of the same title which coordinates with the Composer's Specials 

Mike Venezia introduces ages 4-9 to composers with lighthearted cartoons, tales, and source illustrations. 

Mike Venezia introduces ages 4-9 to composers with lighthearted cartoons, tales and source illustrations.