Search Results: Returned 8 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 8
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c2012, Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Call No: 780.92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The story of an influential American composer who found inspiration for his music in the unlikeliest of places.
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c2012., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Call No: 780.92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The story of an influential American composer who found inspiration for his music in the unlikeliest of places.
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c2005., Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Masters of music (Mitchell Lane Publishers)Summary Note: Discusses the life of the composer, performer, and band leader Duke Ellington, discussing his upbringing, his artistic talent, his decision to concentrate on music, and his rise to fame in the early twentieth century, despite racial prejudice.
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c2005., Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Masters of music (Mitchell Lane Publishers)Summary Note: Presents a short biography of twentieth-century American composer, George Gershwin and chronicles his childhood, introduction to music, and later success along with his brother, Ira.
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c2004., Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Masters of music (Mitchell Lane Publishers)Summary Note: A biography of the Russian immigrant who came to America as a boy and became one of the most successful composers of popular songs, including "White Christmas" and "God Bless America."
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c2005., Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Masters of music (Mitchell Lane Publishers)Summary Note: The son of a slave, Scott Joplin, the Father of Ragtime, whose compositions cut across geography, race, and class, was truly a Master of Music.
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2018., PowerKids Press Call No: Biography MIRANDA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Jettisoned into the public eye for his extensive involvement with the musical Into the Heights in 2008, which won him a Tony Award for Best Original Score, Lin-Manuel Miranda has become a household name. Most recently, Miranda has received awards and media attention for writing the music, lyrics, and book for the musical Hamilton, in which he performed the lead role of Alexander Hamilton. On top of these achievements, Miranda, of Puerto Rican descent, worked with President Barack Obama and other legislators to help ease Puerto Rico's debt. He has been recognized for his originality and dedication to theatre and has shown young people the value of a varied musical education.
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2016., Pre-adolescent, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Wherever he went, George Gershwin collected music and stuffed it inside his head for safekeeping. Classical, ragtime, blues, jazz - even the sounds of city streets and chugging trains. George's head was filled with a whole lot of razzmatazz.
