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America the beautiful
By Katharine Lee Bates. 2001
This land is your land
By Woody Guthrie. 2000
Complete lyrics of the American folk song written by Guthrie in the 1940s. Accompanied by a tribute from folksinger and…
friend Pete Seeger and a biographical scrapbook of the main facts about Woody Guthrie8́099s life. For grades 2-4 and older readersAn encyclopedia of musical instruments (Rigby literacy)
By Claire Llewellyn. 2000
"This encyclopedia will introduce you to a selection of musical instruments from all over the world. Some of them are…
well known, and others are rare. Five groups of musical instruments are included in this encyclopedia. The symbols tell you which group each instrument belongs to."--Pg. 2The history of jazz (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Short overview of jazz from its New Orleans roots to the modern mix of styles called nu jazz. Discusses key…
musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, and others. Provides recommended listening list, glossary, and additional resources. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012The history of alternative rock (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Short overview of alternative rock from garage bands to punk and grunge groups. Discusses digital music production, peer-to-peer sharing, and…
the music industry. Provides a recommended listening list, including songs by the Clash, Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, U2, and others. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012The history of rock and roll (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Short overview of rock and roll starting in the mid-1950s. Offers an analysis of psychedelic rock, heavy metal, and punk.…
Discusses the Woodstock effect and provides a recommended listening list, including songs by AC/DC, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, and others. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012The history of American pop (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Traces American pop music from the early 1900s in New York City's Tin Pan Alley to the twenty-first-century global market.…
Covers the sounds populating Billboard magazine's chart, including jazz, the blues, disco, and rap. Offers a recommended listening list. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012The history of country music (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Short overview of country music, from Hank Williams (1923-1953) to Taylor Swift (born 1989). Covers a variety of styles, such…
as cowboy, western swing, honky-tonk, the Nashville sound, country rock, and pop country. Includes recommendations for listening and other resources. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012Hip-hop: a short history (Hip-hop)
By Rosa Waters. 2007
Traces the musical movement that began in neighborhoods in the Bronx in the 1970s and became a major cultural, political,…
and philanthropic force around the world. Discusses hip-hop's African origins and other influences in its development. Focuses on the positive aspects of the form. For grades 5-8. 2007African American musicians (Black stars #11)
By Eleanora E Tate. 2000
Profiles of African Americans who have made significant contributions to music in the United States over the past two hundred…
years. Depicts them contending with racism, segregation, and personal hardship to become jazz composers, stride pianists, concert singers, horn players, and gospel and rap artists. For grades 6-9. 2000Blind Boone: piano prodigy
By Madge Harrah. 2004
Presents the life and career of blind pianist John William "Blind" Boone (1864-1927), who toured the United States after the…
Civil War bringing ragtime, classical, and African American music to the concert stage for forty-seven years. For grades 5-8. 2004Bravo! brava! a night at the opera: behind the scenes with composers, cast, and crew
By Anne Siberell. 2001
An overview of opera introducing all the people involved in a stage performance. Provides answers to basic questions about this…
art form from its history to production details. Includes brief plots of twenty-seven popular operas. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2001Stevie Wonder
By Tenley Williams. 2002
Biography of the composer, pianist, and singer whose musical talent was evident from childhood. Discusses Stevie Wonder's recording success despite…
being "blind, black, and broke" when he started. For grades 6-9. 2002Shake, rattle & roll: the founders of rock & roll
By Holly George-Warren. 2001
Biographical sketches of fourteen rock and roll stars: Bill Haley, Fats Domino, LaVern Baker, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley,…
Bo Diddley, Carl Perkins, the Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Wanda Jackson, Ritchie Valens, and James Brown. Uncontracted braille. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2001Her piano sang: a story about Clara Schumann (Carolrhoda creative minds book)
By Barbara Allman. 1997
Allman details the life of Clara Wieck Schumann, who in 1828 gave her first full-length concert at the age of…
nine. She discusses Schumann's childhood and explains how her father influenced her life. The author portrays the pianist's early relationship with Robert Schumann, her father's disapproval of their marriage, and her love for her husband that lasted even after his death in 1856. For grades 3-6Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
By Dynise Balcavage. 1996
The life and times of composer Ludwig Van Beethoven, born in 1770. He began losing his hearing as a young…
adult but was able to communicate and to pursue his musical career by using an ear trumpet and various devices. By the age of forty-eight he was totally deaf, but he continued working despite this challenge and several debilitating bouts of illness. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe blues singers: ten who rocked the world
By Julius Lester. 2001
Capsule biographies of ten great blues singers: Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Ray…
Charles, Little Richard, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin. Includes personal anecdotes and reflections that link the singers to the larger musical tradition. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001Ray Charles: soul man
By Ruth Turk. 1996
Biography of the black musician who was blinded by glaucoma as a child. Charles left school at an early age…
to pursue his musical career. He traveled from his home in Florida to form different bands and became a popular performer of international renown. Covers periods of Charles's life from childhood to age sixty-three. For grades 4-7Duke Ellington (Importance of)
By Adam Woog. 1996
Biography of the African American composer, bandleader, and pianist whose fame began in the 1920s. Covers his childhood in Washington,…
D.C., his educational background, and his entry into a musical profession. Traces his career development from Harlem to world tours with his band. For grades 6-9Lives of the musicians: good times, bad times (and what the neighbors thought)
By Kathleen Krull. 1993
Lively portraits of twenty well-known composers and musicians, filled with anecdotes and amusing facts. Included are Bach, Verdi, Clara Schumann,…
Foster, Joplin, Gershwin, and Guthrie. For grades 3-6 and older readers