# Stories of Great Composers for Children

An audiobook by Thomas Tapper, read by LibriVox volunteers (2 h 16 min, English).

This is a collection of ten short, entertaining, informative picture-book biographies of famous composers. Each book tells about the childhood and great achievements of a composer, and includes a short musical example. Here are links to the online texts so you can read along and look at the pictures: Bach: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34568 Mozart: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34582 Beethoven: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34737 Haydn: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34550 Schubert: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35070 Handel: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35157 Chopin: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35013 Verdi: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35158 Wagner: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35128 Grieg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35097 (Summary by Kara)

[Listen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/5201)

## Chapters

1. Johann Sebastian Bach: The Story of the Boy who Sang in the Street (9:50): https://archive.org/download/great_composers_1102_librivox/greatcomposers_01_tapper_64kb.mp3
2. Mozart: The Story of a Little Boy and his Sister who Gave Concerts (12:39): https://archive.org/download/great_composers_1102_librivox/greatcomposers_02_tapper_64kb.mp3
3. Beethoven: The Story of a Little Boy who was Forced to Practice (14:36): https://archive.org/download/great_composers_1102_librivox/greatcomposers_03_tapper_64kb.mp3
4. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Story of the Choir Boy who Became a Great Composer (15:00): https://archive.org/download/great_composers_1102_librivox/greatcomposers_04_tapper_64kb.mp3
5. Franz Schubert: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Beautiful Songs (12:15): https://archive.org/download/great_composers_1102_librivox/greatcomposers_05_tapper_64kb.mp3
6. Handel: The Story of a Little Boy Who Practiced in an Attic (14:45): https://archive.org/download/great_composers_1102_librivox/greatcomposers_06_tapper_64kb.mp3
7. Frederic Francois Chopin: The Story of the Boy Who Made Beautiful Melodies (15:26): https://archive.org/download/great_composers_1102_librivox/greatcomposers_07_tapper_64kb.mp3
8. Verdi: The Story of the Little Boy Who Loved the Hand Organ (13:37): https://archive.org/download/great_composers_1102_librivox/greatcomposers_08_tapper_64kb.mp3
9. Richard Wagner: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Little Plays (13:43): https://archive.org/download/great_composers_1102_librivox/greatcomposers_09_tapper_64kb.mp3
10. Edvard Grieg: The Story of the Boy Who Made Music in the Land of the Midnight Sun (13:47): https://archive.org/download/great_composers_1102_librivox/greatcomposers_10_tapper_64kb.mp3