Beethoven did badly at school because all he could think about was music, and Mozart was one of his early admirers. Children will learn that they can make up a tune to their favorite poem and sing it, and that with only seven notes they can play countless tunes.

Ludwig van Beethoven (First Discovery Music)

Biographies & Memoirs

WALCKER, Yann

Arts & Literature

First Discovery Music

Antonio Vivaldi's father was a baker and a barber as well as being a violinist by profession. Vivaldi became a priest very young and was nicknamed the red priest because of his red hair. Children who have tried making their own musical instruments or pretended to conduct an orchestra will find that they have much in common with Vivaldi.

Antonio Vivaldi (First Discovery: Music)

Children's Books

Baumont, Olivier

Biographies

Follow Ella’s rise to become a queen of jazz, renowned for her remarkable scat improvisations, but also for her very personal interpretations of the Broadway classics and her live performances with Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, among others. Each spread recounts a different stage of her life, and key moments are captured by evocative photos from the time and by Rémi Courgeon’s beautiful illustrations. The narrative of the book is recorded on the accompanying CD, as well as 13 of the singer’s most emblematic recordings.

Ella Fitzgerald (First Discovery Music)

Ollivier, Stéphane

Follow Ray Charles's rise from humble beginnings, overcoming hardship, loss, and blindness to become the undisputed king of rhythm ’n’ blues. Each spread relates a different stage of his life, and key moments are captured by evocative photos from the time and Rémi Courgeon’s beautiful illustrations. The narrative of the book is recorded on the accompanying CD, as well as 15 of the singer’s most emblematic recordings.

Ray Charles (First Discovery Music)

Mozart was already writing music by the age of five, and when he was still very young, he traveled all over Europe and played for the Emperor of Austria, the King of France, and the Queen of England. Children who know songs from different countries, or who have tried writing songs of their own, they'll find that they have much in common with Mozart. The CD contains recordings of some of his most famous works and the narration of the story.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (First Discovery Music)

As a young Polish boy, Chopin was composing his own tunes at the age of five. He learned Latin, Greek, and French, then German, English, and Italian at the same time he was learning to play the piano. Children who can tell stories through their piano playing or singing, or who have ever danced a Polish mazurka, will find that they have much in common with Chopin. The accompanying CD features recordings of his music and the story's narration.

Fryderyk Chopin (First Discovery Music)

Weill, Catherine

As a boy, Debussy wanted to be a sailor. At music college in Paris he used to shock his teachers with the sounds he made on the piano. Children who want to know how to make a glass sing or hear the sound of the sea in a teacup will learn much from Debussy. The accompanying CD contains recordings of some of his most famous works as well as the narration of the story.

Claude Debussy (First Discovery Music)

Babin, Pierre

Readers will learn that at the age of seven, Schubert already knew as much about music as his teacher, and that he was part of a string quartet with his father and two brothers. Children who sing, play music with other people, or who write down or draw the sounds they hear in their heads will love reading about Schubert and listening to his music.

Franz Schubert (First Discovery Music)

Du Bouchet, Paule

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