Stories of the Great Composers Book 1/CD published by Alfred Publishing Company, Inc..
Short Sessiosn on the Lives and Music of the Great Composers with Imaginary Stories Based on Fact for Elementary Students
This book explores the lives of 13 important composers. Written for elementary-level students, this book provides an introduction to the lives of the great composers who have enriched our lives with their beautiful music. All four musical periods from Baroque to Contemporary are represented. Each of the composer units contains an illustration of the composer and a simple biography, an imaginary story based on fact about an event in the composer's life, family or music, a list of the composer's most important compositions, a fun question-and-answer activity in a game or puzzle format, and a suggested listening example, to be found on the accompanying CD.