We are well into this month and I'm just getting around to posting this. Oh well...I'm sure no one cares about these posts!
So this month, the composer we are learning about is Ludwig vanBeethoven. In college I had a professor who tainted my opinion of Beethoven a bit, and it wasn't until graduate school that I began appreciating his music a bit more.
December 1770 - March 26, 1927
(there is no official record of his birthdate)
Books:
Ludwig van Beethoven (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) by Mike Venezia
The Heroic Symphony by Anna Harwell Celenza
Beethoven Lives Upstairs by Barbara Nichol
The 39 Apartments of Ludwig van Beethoven by Jonah Winter
Ludwig van Beethoven (Musical Picture Book) by Lene Mayer-Skumanz
Websites:
Classics for Kids - shows
Classics for Kids - biography
DSO Kids - Beethoven's Baseball game
Other:
Beethoven's Wig (sing along symphonies)
Beethoven Lives Upstairs -story on CD
Beethoven Lives Upstairs - DVD
I enjoy your composer posts.
ReplyDeleteI always listen to their music sfter you make your post.