The lives of some amazing people who have brought music to our world Each book concentrates on one of the world's most famous composers. Tracking their history to give us an insight into their lives as composers and as famous historical characters. - Each book gives us a look into the minds of these famous composers and how there experiences have shaped them into the composers we know today. - Tracking the composers from young proteges to their rise as composers, each book goes indepth in to the key landmark events and time of their lives. Also providing commentary of the major historic events of the time. - Illustrated in full colour and making use of contemporary pieces. The illustrations bring life to the stories being told. - The information is clearly presented enticing younger readers to take interest into this often boring subject, it does this by focusing on the composer as a person rather that just a composer of classical music.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Introducing Composers .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Russell Hoban was born in Pennsylvania. His books for adults include the modern classic Riddley Walker. He has written more than sixty picture books, including The Sea-thing Child, shortlisted for the 2000 Kate Greenaway Award, as well as the novel The Mouse and His Child. Ian Andrew has worked on numerous animated films, including Father Christmas and his own film, Dolphins, which won the First Bite Award in 1987. His book The Lion and the Mouse was shortlisted for the 1996 Mother Goose Award, and he has also illustrated the Walker picture book The Midnight Man, written by Berlie Doherty.