Playlist: The Rebels and Revolutionaries of Sound
by James Rhodes
In a stunning and innovative performance, piano maestro James Rhodes introduces today’s readers to seven of the greatest composers of all time. Bach. Mozart. Beethoven. Old guys with curly wigs, right? But trust me: those composers were the original rock stars. Open your mind to some of the most breathtaking and magnificent pieces of music ever created, and find out why the rebels and revolutionaries who wrote them are responsible for every track on your phone today. Discover their backstories...
A true account of one girl's experience of the John Lennon and Yoko Ono bed-ins for Peace against the Vietnam War, complete with photo memorabilia. A must-have for every Beatles fan – young or old! May 1969. As a sixteen-year-old, Gail Renard joined John Lennon and Yoko Ono in their week-long bed-in for peace in a hotel in Montreal, Canada. She looked after Yoko’s five-year-old daughter, helped to find tambourines and joined in the first recording of "Give Peace a Chance" with Timothy Leary, th...
Grade Range: 5th grade to 10th grade Amy Cheney Beach (1867-1944) became the first American woman to compose a symphony and the first woman whose works were performed by major orchestras in the United States. With illustrations, side notes, and annotated musical terminology, Girl Genius introduces younger readers to the early life of an American musical treasure who defied the cultural expectations of her time.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (First Discovery in Music (Abrsm)) (Descubrimos a Los Musicos)
by Autores Varios and Yann Walcker
History Mashups for Teens (History Mashups for Teens)
by Mg Wilson
BTS are much more than just a K-Pop phenomenon, they are a band acclaimed for their record-smashing, barrier-breaking, trend-setting dance-pop and hip-hop tunes and personal philosophies. BTS - The Ultimate Fan Book is the first celebration of this colourful seven-piece phenomenon from Korea, exploring in stunning technicolour detail the group's origins, members and super rise to success, beautifully accompanied by photographs celebrating the band's kaleidoscope of personalities and passions t...
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (First Discovery Music)
by Stephane Ollivier
From 1000 to the 1800s--Guido d'Arezzo to Fr�d�ric Chopin (History's Most Influential Musicians)
by Gini Gorlinski
About This Boy: Growing up, making mistakes and becoming me
by Leon Rolle
Leon "Locksmith" Rolle is one-quarter of the phenomenally successful band Rudimental. In this book, he shares his aspirational story. With chapters on mindset, self-belief and confidence, Leon encourages you to find balance and happiness, no matter what life throws at you.Leon grew up in Hackney, where he played semi-professional football and went on to form Rudimental with three childhood friends. He says: "Things weren’t always easy for me growing up, and I made a lot of mistakes. But I don’t...
Where Are All The Black Female Composers (Why Music?)
by Nathan Holder
The Rolling Stones (Rebels of Rock) (Bands That Rock!)
by Audrey Borus and Heather Miller
"A biography of British rock band the Rolling Stones"--Provided by publisher.
Aretha Franklin (Celebrating Black Artists)
by Charlotte Etinde-Crompton and Samuel Willard Crompton
Telling their story in their own words, with exclusive photos and behind-the-scenes gossip, this is a must-have for any Little Mix fan. Little Mix are the UK's most successful girl band. They first found fame - and each other - on The X Factor in 2011. Five years later they have gone from strength to strength, achieving huge global success. With three platinum-selling albums in the UK and over 14 million record sales worldwide, the band are both adored by their fans and critically acclaimed...
A 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson delivers a brilliant and riveting account of the Siege of Leningrad and the role played by Russian composer Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony. In September 1941, Adolf Hitler’s Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history—almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh wi...
Story-Lives of Master Musicians (Yesterday's Classics)
by Harriette Brower