This book tells us about F. Chopin’s life. He is considered to be one of the most relevant composers of piano music, such as preludes, polonaises, waltzes, mazurkas and piano sonatas. In Chopin’s work the patriotic love is a fundamental part, together with the diversity of influences he acquired living in France, where he was friend of several personalities from his age.
This book is accompanied by a CD with 15 tracks from his most significant works.
“… this book series, aimed to get the young readers closer to great music composers, is always interesting” (CLIJ, Children and Young Adult’s Literature Notebooks).
This book for all the family introduces to us the main periods and events in baroque composer G.F. Händel’s life. Händel was born in Halle (Germany), lived between Hamburger and Hanover and got a wide recognition, also in Italy, and, above all, in England. Händel composed numerous pieces of music of different music styles.
“Music for the royal fireworks” and “Aquatic Music”, together with the oratorio “The Messiah” are examples of his most well-known pieces of music.
This book contains a CD with a selection of some of Georg Friedrich Händel’s well known pieces of music.
This picture book for all the family narrates the main events in famous composer Ludwing van Beethoven’s life.
His name is bound to pieces of piano music such us “for Elise”, “Moonlight”, “the pathetique” “the Opéra”, and his symphonies, specially the “ninth” and the “Eroica”.
The book contains a CD with some pieces of his music, that are specially selected for children and organized according to the date of its creation.
This book for all the family introduces to us the main periods and events in Giuseppe Verdi’s life.
Verdi is one of the most relevant opera composers from 19th century. Many of his pieces of music are worldwide known, such us “Aida”, “Rigoletto” and “La Traviata”.
The book contains a CD with a selection of Giuseppe Verdi’s well -known pieces of music.
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