Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers

Book cover of Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers: Aaron Copland

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Focuses on the life and music of the composer who brought American themes to classical music in such works as "El Salon Mexico" and "Billy the Kid".

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1 author picked Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Lana Hazlett

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The author, Mike Venezia, believes in having fun. If you want to introduce children to composers and music, make it fun for them. While reading the delightful, imaginative story about Aaron Copland play compositions such as Rodeo, Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid, and Fanfare for the Common Man.

Mike Venezia has a very interesting, engaging way of introducing art, inventions, and period photography. Visual images bring his numerous children’s classical music books alive. He makes his composers become real people, like you and me.

From Lana's list on teaching classical music to children.