Introducing Mozart (Introducing Composers)

Vernon, Roland

ISBN 10: 0791060411 ISBN 13: 9780791060414

Publisher: Chelsea House Pub, 2000

Synopsis

Traces the life of the eighteenth-century Austrian composer who wrote more than six hundred works before dying in poverty at the age of thirty-six.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-7. First published in Britain, these two slim overviews of the composers' lives have visually interesting page layouts with plenty of full-color drawings, photographs, and engravings to catch readers' eyes. Sidebars give additional details on people, historical events, and artistic movements mentioned in the text. While the highly attractive presentations might lift these titles from being strictly report fodder to the level of general interest, the narratives are not easy reading. The historical references and vocabulary make them appropriate for an older audience than the 32-page format might suggest. Of the two, Introducing Mozart is the more compelling. The "divine boy" is a far more fascinating figure than the pious Bach. While both books place their subjects in context of their times and make a case for their stature and continued relevance in a modern world, readers with the sophistication to handle these introductions will want more substantive treatments.?Tim Wadham, Dallas Public Library, TX
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chelsea House Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0791060411
• ISBN 13: 9780791060414
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32