Books in The world's greatest composers series

A biography of the nineteenth-century American musician whose many compositions include "Oh, Susannah," "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair," "My Old Kentucky Home," and "Old Folks at Home."

Presents the life of the Italian composer and examines both his influence on opera and his musical achievements in the context of his historical period.

Presents the life of Polish pianist Frâedâeric Chopin, who composed some of the greatest works for the piano of the nineteenth century.

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A biography of the child prodigy who wrote more than 800 pieces of music before his untimely death at thirty-five

Focuses on the life and music of the German composter who wrote such masterpieces as "Israel in Egypt," "Water Music," and "Messiah"

Describes the life and work of the nineteenth-century Polish composer who invented beautiful music for the piano and new ways of playing it

A brief biography of the prolific eighteenth-century composer and organist who created some of the world's greatest instrumental and religious music.

Presents the life of Duke Ellington, African-American band leader, piano player, and composer, responsible for making jazz a popular musical form in the twentieth century.

Examines the life and works of the controversial nineteenth-century German composer.

Focuses on the life and music of the composer who wrote such musical masterpieces as Rhapsody in Blue, American in Paris, and Porgy and Bess, and who made jazz an accepted form of serious music

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"