Iconic Composers: A Celebration of Music's Extraordinary Composers (People)

by David Lee Csicsko (Author) David Lee Csicsko (Illustrator)

Iconic Composers: A Celebration of Music's Extraordinary Composers (People)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: People

Iconic Composers highlights the origin and contributions of some of the world's most remarkable and gifted composers throughout history.

Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko along with concise, engaging bios by Nicholas Csicsko and Emi Ferguson celebrate a diverse group of composers from the past 1000 years.

Iconic Composers features historical giants of music like Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven alongside 20th-century composers such as Astor Piazzolla and Meredith Monk.

Showcasing the true range of classical music history not typically acknowledged - exhibiting a wide number of genders, races, and nationalities - Iconic Composers celebrates 50 composers who have influenced the field of music and collectively broadened its scope.

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Grades 4-7. Of course, a compendium of iconic composers must include Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart, but this book goes beyond the overrepresented in its 50 profiles to fill in gaps with previously marginalized but equally significant composers. 

Review quotes

"Packed with memorable art and lots of great trivia about fascinating artists...Iconic Composers is a beautiful book about musical geniuses throughout the centuries." — Foreword Reviews
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781951963149
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Trope Publishing Co.
Publication date
June 20, 2023
Series
People
BISAC categories
JNF007040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
JNF025000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | General
JNF036020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | History
Library of Congress categories
Biographies
Musicians
Composers
Illustrated works
Women composers

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