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Sebastian Bach, Boy From Thuringia
Sebastian Bach, The Boy of Thuringia is the first complete work on the life of Bach ever written for children. Every important incident is mentioned and every detail of the story is true.
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Ludwig Beethoven & The Chiming Tower Bells by Opal Wheeler
This is his story, an inspiring story of Beethoven's achievements against all odds of his growing deafness. Long live Beethoven! shouted the audience. But the master could not hear them, and as a singer turned him gently to face the audience, the noble head bowed low as he saw from the flutter of handkerchiefs, the applause that rained upon him.
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Young Brahms
Johannes Brahms, the frail little son of poor parents, spent the first years of his life in a wretched tenement in the old harbor city of Hamburg. However, little Johannes` love for fine music and for composing finally led to lessons and then to a speedy success.
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Chopin Son Of Poland -- 2 Books
Frederic Chopin, celebrated pianist and probably the greatest composer for the piano the world has ever known, was born in a little cottage in Poland. These 2 books cover his early years and his later years.
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Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray (book)
There is much more in this book than the engaging story of the young Stephen Foster, and his never-to-be-forgotten music. In this appealing, sensitive biography of the composer whose folk songs are our common heritage, is told one of the real stories of our own America.
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Mozart, The Wonder Boy by Opal Wheeler
Mozart, The Wonder Boy presents the musical genius of this child prodigy, the loving family in which he was reared, and the impact he had on the world around him and to generations beyond.
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Handel At The Court Of Kings by Opal Wheeler
With clarity and with admirable simplicity, keyed to the understanding of children, Opal Wheeler has traced the many-sided career of George Frederic Handel, whose restless nature vied always with his tremendous ability as a composer and director.
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Robert Schumann And Mascot Ziff by Opal Wheeler
From the time he was a little boy, playing with his beloved cat, Ziff, in his home village in Saxony, until he became the famous composer, friend of Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Liszt, Robert Schumann lived happily and pleasantly.
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