| Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? Contributor(s): McDonough, Yona Zeldis (Author), Who Hq (Author), Robbins, Carrie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0448431041 ISBN-13: 9780448431048 Publisher: Penguin Workshop OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: This biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a cultural history of 18th-century Europe. Black-and-white illustrations explore the history of opera and the evolution of musical instruments. Includes a timeline and a bibliography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Music - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - Classical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002151261 |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Series: Who Was...? |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.2" W x 7.5" (0.25 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 70026 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe. Black-and-white illustrations on every spread explore such topics as the history of opera and the evolution of musical instruments. There is also a timeline and a bibliography. Illustrated by Carrie Robbins. Cover illustration by Nancy Harrison. |
