Books in Primary Source Library of Famous Composers series

A biography of the composer who became known as the "father of the symphony" after creating more than one hundred in his lifetime.

A biography of the German composer who had only one of his compositions published before his death.

Discusses the life and works of Franz Schubert, an Austrian composer who only became famous after his death.

Learn how Chopin?s personal reactions to historic events inspired music. Includes full-color photographs, timeline, glossary, primary source listing, index and web sites.

Introduces Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the best-known and busiest composers of all time who, as a child, played for royalty but later tried to break away from those who offered steady work but treated him badly.

Introduces Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the best-known composers of all time, who not only broke the rules about how music is written, but also about how musicians should be treated.

Highlights the life of the famous English explorer.

Presents information about the life and voyages of the Italian merchant and explorer who was credited with being the first to reach the American mainland.

Presents the life and adventures of the first man to sail around the world.

Presents information about the life and voyages of the Spanish explorer who discovered Florida in his search for the fountain of youth, and diplays relevant primary source documents and artifacts.

Introduces Leonardo da Vinci, one of the best-known artists and thinkers of the Renaissance, and one of the first artists in Italy to use oil paint and whose sketches include designs for a robot, bicycle, and helicopter.

Presents information about the life and voyages of the sixteenth-century Spanish explorer who was sent to Peru by his king to conquer the Incas and claim their land and wealth for the crown.