King of ragtime : the story of Scott Joplin by Costanza, Stephen 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021)

BTSB #: 244627 Available

Dewey: 780.92/BAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 930 AD

Genres:

Subjects: Joplin, Scott,|d1868-1917 Composers - United States - Biography Pianists - Biography African American musicians - Biography Ragtime music

Summary: A rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz.

Lives of the musicians : good times, bad times (and what the neighbors thought) by Krull, Kathleen 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2010)

BTSB #: P01081 Available

Dewey: 780.92/CAges: 10-13   


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Subjects: Vivaldi, Antonio,|d1678-1741 Bach, Johann Sebastian,|d1685-1750 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus,|d1756-1791 Beethoven, Ludwig van,|d1770-1827 Chopin, Frederic,|d1810-1849 Verdi, Giuseppe,|d1813-1901 Schumann, Clara,|d1819-1896 Foster, Stephen Collins,|d1826-1864 Brahms, Johannes,|d1833-1897 Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich,|d1840-1893 Gilbert, W. S.|q(William Schwenck),|d1836-1911 Sullivan, Arthur, - Sir,|d1842-1900 Satie, Erik,|d1866-1925 Joplin, Scott,|d1868-1917 Ives, Charles,|d1874-1954 Stravinsky, Igor,|d1882-1971 Boulanger, Nadia Prokofiev, Sergey,|d1891-1953 Gershwin, George,|d1898-1937 Guthrie, Woody,|d1912-1967 Musicians - Biography

Summary: From Vivaldi to Guthrie, each of these 20 composers is respectfully exposed for their idiosyncracies as well as their contributions to the history of music. What they ate, what they wore, who they loved and who their friends were - it's all here.