ABQmom Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I want to start this thread so that I can make a list of all the classical music picture books that would be good to read to my kids. I'm think along the lines of K-6th since the majority of my kids are in that age range. The following are the ones I already have on my list: Story of the Orchestra Books by Mike Venezia *Aaron Copland *Chopin *Gershwin *Sousa *Brahms *Mozart *Tchaikovsky *Bach *Stravinsky *Bernstein *Beethoven I'm sure there are other bios and good picture books to read about classical music and the composers. Anyone know of any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 We love Zin, Zin, A Violin, but it would be for the younger ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 The formatting is not the greatest, but these are the books that are on my wishlist for Composer Study: Barbara Allman Her Piano Sang: A Story About Clara Schumann (Creative Minds Biographies) Barbara Allman Musical Genius: A Story About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Creative Minds Biographies) M.T. Anderson Handel, Who Knew What He Liked David W. Barber Bach, Beethoven, and the Boys: Music History As It Ought to Be Taught Andrea Bergamini Beethoven and the Classical Age (Masters of Music) David Bouchier Composers (Fandex Family Field Guides) Catherine Brighton Mozart Anna Carew-Miller Beethoven (Great Names) Anna Harwell Celenza Bach's Goldberg Variations Anna Harwell Celenza Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue Anna Harwell Celenza Pictures at an Exhibition Anna Harwell Celenza The Farewell Symphony Anna Harwell Celenza The Heroic Symphony Greta Cencetti Bach Greta Cencetti Beethoven Greta Cencetti Chopin Greta Cencetti Handel Greta Cencetti Mozart Greta Cencetti Tchaikovsky Greta Cencetti Verdi Douglas Cowling Hallelujah Handel Anita Ganeri The Young Person's Guide to the Opera: With Music from the Great Operas (Book & CD) Anita Ganeri The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Book & CD) Anne Gatti The Magic Flute Carol Greene Franz Joseph Haydn: Great Man of Music (Rookie Biography) Carol Greene John Philip Sousa: The March King (Rookie Biographies) Carol Greene Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Musical Genius (Rookie Biographies) Gloria Kamen Hidden Music: The Life of Fanny Mendelssohn Sallie Ketcham Bach's Big Adventure Ibi Lepscky Amadeus Mozart (Famous People Series) Wendy Lynch Beethoven (Lives & Times) Wendy Lynch Mozart (Lives & Times) Lene Mayer-Skumanz Ludwig von Beethoven (Musical Picture Book) Carolyn Meyer In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story Esther Meynell Bach ([Great musicians series]) Michael Morpurgo The Mozart Question Ates Orga Chopin: The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers (Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers Series) (Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers Series) Peggy Pancella Johann Sebastian Bach (Lives and Times) Marjorie Kiel Persons Antonin Dvorak From the New World with Lyrics Marjorie Kiel Persons Classical Karaoke for Kids Marjorie Kiel Persons Portraits of the Music Masters Marjorie Kiel Persons Themes to Remember, Vol. 2 Ann Rachlin Brahms (Famous Children Series) Ann Rachlin Chopin: Famous Children Ann Rachlin Famous Children: Chopin (Famous Children) Ann Rachlin Famous Children: Schubert (Fun with Music) Ann Rachlin Haydn (Famous Children Series) Ann Rachlin Mozart (Famous Children Series) Ann Rachlin Schubert (Famous Children Series) Ann Rachlin Schumann (Famous Children) Ann Rachlin Tchaikovsky (Famous Children Series) Francene Sabin Mozart, Young Music Genius Louis Sabin Ludwig Van Beethoven: Young Composer Francesco Salvi Mozart and Classical Music (Masters of Music) Janice Shefelman I, Vivaldi Leslie and Robert Spencer How to Introduce Your Child to Classical Music in Fifty-Two Easy Lessons! Hilary Spurling Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse: The Conquest of Colour, 1909-1954 Eric Michael Summerer Franz Joseph Haydn (Primary Source Library of Famous Composers) Eric Michael Summerer Franz Peter Schubert (The Primary Source Library of Famous Composers) Eric Michael Summerer Frederic Chopin (Primary Source Library of Famous Composers) Eric Michael Summerer Johann Sebastian Bach (Primary Source Library of Famous Composers) Eric Michael Summerer Ludwig Van Beethoven (Primary Source Library of Famous Composers) Eric Michael Summerer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Primary Source Library of Famous Composers) Richard Tames Beethoven (Life Times) Alessandro Taverna Masters of Music: Opera (Masters of Music) Anthony M. Tung Fandex Family Field Guides: The Wonders of The World: 46 Monuments of Civilization Barrie Carson Turner Beethoven (Famous Childhoods) Mike Venezia Frederic Chopin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Mike Venezia George Gershwin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Mike Venezia George Handel (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Mike Venezia Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers ((14 Titles)) Mike Venezia Igor Stravinsky (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Mike Venezia Johann Sebastian Bach (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Mike Venezia Johannes Brahms (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Mike Venezia John Philip Sousa (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Mike Venezia Ludwig Van Beethoven (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Mike Venezia The Beatles (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Mike Venezia Titian (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Roland Vernon Bach (Introducing Composers) Roland Vernon Chopin (Introducing Composers) Roland Vernon Gershwin (Introducing Composers) Roland Vernon Introducing Bach (Famous Composers) Roland Vernon Introducing Beethoven (Famous Composers) Roland Vernon Introducing Beethoven (Introducing Composers) Roland Vernon Introducing Chopin (Famous Composers Series) Roland Vernon Introducing Composers Set (Introducing Composers) Roland Vernon Introducing Gershwin (Introducing Composers) Roland Vernon Introducing Mozart (Famous Composers Series) Roland Vernon Introducing Stravinsky (Famous Composers Series) Roland Vernon Introducing Verdi (Famous Composers Series) Roland Vernon Introducing Vivaldi (Famous Composers Series) Opal Wheel;er Joseph Haydn The Merry Little Peasant (Great Musicians Series) Opal Wheeler Adventures of Richard Wagner Opal Wheeler Curtain calls for Joseph Haydn and Sebastian Bach;: Musical plays for children, Opal Wheeler Curtain Calls for Wolfgang Mozart A Musical Play For Children Opal Wheeler Franz Schubert and His Merry Friends Opal Wheeler Handel at the Court of Kings Opal Wheeler Joseph Haydn, the merry little peasant, Opal Wheeler Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells (Great Musicians Series) Opal Wheeler Mozart, The Wonder Boy (Great Musicians Series) Opal Wheeler Robert Schumann and Mascot Ziff (Great Musicians Series) Jim Whiting The Life and Times of Guiseppe Verdi: The World's Greatest Composers (Masters of Music) Jonah Winter The 39 Apartments of Ludwig Van Beethoven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Kirsten~ Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I have a similar list working, designed to go alongside The Story of the Orchestra. Let me see how much I can get listed here before the girls need me (and know that it drives me batty not to format these with italics)! :D Picture books: Can You Hear It? Dr. William Lach I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello Mole Music Zin, Zin, Zin! A Violin Picture book of The Magic Flute Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora Tubby the Tuba The Jazz Fly by Matthew Gollub The Philharmonic Gets Dressed by Karla Kuskin Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes Carnival of the Animals Composers: Sebastian: A Book About Bach by Jeanette Winter Sebastian Bach, The Boy From Thuringia by Opal Wheeler Joseph Haydn: Composers World by Wendy Thompson Curtain Calls for Joseph Haydn and Sebastian Bach by Opal Wheeler Play, Mozart, Play! by Peter Sis Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by Wendy Thompson Mozart and His World by Alan Kendall (Kingfisher) Mozart the Wonder Boy by Opal Wheeler Ludwig von Beethoven by Wendy Thompson Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells by Opal Wheeler I'm out of time, but Opal Wheeler has many that look great (I think a previous poster mentions them), and I definitely second the Mike Venezia books. Thanks for starting this thread! I can't wait to see what else people have found. :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQmom Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 Wow! These lists are great! I'll have to start a fine arts picture book list next! Thanks ladies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hannah Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Wow! These lists are great! I'll have to start a fine arts picture book list next! Thanks ladies. Here's mine.. (and pardon the formatting again please) Laurence Anholt Camille and the Sunflowers Laurence Anholt Leonardo and the Flying Boy Laurence Anholt Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail Laurence Anholt The Magical Garden of Claude Monet Mitsumasa Anno Anno's Spain Louise Antony Philosophers without Gods: Meditations on Atheism and the Secular Life Julie Appel Touch the Art: Brush Mona Lisa's Hair (Touch the Art) Julie Appel Touch the Art: Feed Matisse's Fish (Touch the Art) Julie Appel Touch the Art: Make Van Gogh's Bed (Touch the Art) Julie Appel Touch the Art: Pop Warhol's Top (Touch the Art) Alan Arkin Cassie Loves Beethoven Dolores Bacon Pictures Every Child Should Know Terry Barrett Why Is That Art?: Aesthetics and Criticism of Contemporary Art Chronicle Books Children's Matisse and Van Gogh Two-Book Set: A Magical Day with Matisse, In the Garden with Van Gogh Mila Boutan Art Activity Pack (Van Gogh / Picasso / Monet / Renoir / Matisse) (Art Activity Packs) Mila Boutan Art Activity Pack: Cezanne (Art Activity Packs) Mila Boutan Art Activity Pack: Degas (Art Activity Packs) Mila Boutan Art Activity Pack: Gauguin (Art Activity Packs) Mila Boutan Art Activity Pack: Matisse (Art Activity Packs) Mila Boutan Art Activity Pack: Picasso (The Art Activity Pack Series) Olive Brown Home Stories of great artists Robert Byrd Leonardo, the Beautiful Dreamer (Golden Kite Awards (Awards)) Berenice Capatti Klimt And His Cat Diane Cook Michelangelo: Renaissance Artist (Great Names) Robert Cumming Art: The World's Greatest Paintings Explored and Explained Robert Cumming Great Artists: The Lives of 50 Painters Explored Through Their Work Tomie De Paola The Art Lesson Rosie Dickins The Usborne Art Treasury Rosie Dickins The Usborne Book of Art Jean FRITZ Leonardo's Horse Anita Ganeri The History of Art Simon Garfield Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World Jen Green Famous Artists - Michelangelo (Famous Artists) Jen Green Michelangelo (Famous Artists Series) Jen Green Vincent van Gogh (Artists in Their Time) Christopher Grey Leonardo's Shadow: Or, My Astonishing Life as Leonardo da Vinci's Servant Margaret Hyde Picasso for Kids (Great Art for Kids) Margaret Hyde Renoir for Kids (Great Art for Kids) Margaret Hyde Van Gogh For Kids (Great Art for Kids) Rick Jacobson The Mona Lisa Caper H. Janson The story of painting for young people,: From cave painting to modern Times Kelley Claude Monet Sunshine and Waterlilies (Smart about the Arts (Sagebrush)) Kelley Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Paintings That Smile (Smart about the Arts) Stephan Koja Gustav Klimt: A Painted Fairy Tale (Adventures in Art) Andrew Langley Leonardo Da Vinci and the Renaissance Andrew Langley Leonardo Da Vinci And The Renaissance (Treasure Chests) Ibi Lepscky Leonardo da Vinci (Famous People Series) Saccardi, Marianne Art in Story: Teaching Art History to Elementary School Children Antony Mason Cezanne (Famous Artists) Antony Mason Miro (Famous Artists) Antony Mason Monet (Famous Artists) Antony Mason Picasso (Famous Artists) Antony Mason Van Gogh (Famous Artists) Lene Mayer-Skumanz Ludwig von Beethoven (Musical Picture Book) James Mayhew Katie's Sunday Afternoon Julie Merberg A Magical Day with Matisse (Mini Masters) Julie Merberg A Picnic with Monet Julie Merberg Dancing with Degas Julie Merberg In the Garden with Van Gogh Julie Merberg Mini Masters Boxed Set Julie Merberg Painting with Picasso Julie Merberg Quiet Time with Cassatt Julie Merberg Sharing with Renoir Julie Merberg Sunday with Seurat Lucy Micklethwait Child's Book of Art Richard Muhlberger What Makes A Degas A Degas? Richard Muhlberger What Makes a Leonardo a Leonardo? Richard Muhlberger What Makes a Raphael a Raphael? (What Makes AB & A...?) Richard Muhlberger What Makes A Rembrandt A Rembrandt? Richard Muhlberger What Makes A Van Gogh A Van Gogh? Anna Nilsen Art Auction Mystery Anna Nilsen Art Fraud Detective: Spot the Difference, Solve the Crime! Anna Nilsen The Great Art Scandal: Solve the Crime, Save the Show! Anna Obiols Dali and the Path of Dreams Jane O'Connor Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors GB: Drawing with Scissors (Smart About Art) Ann Rachlin Leonardo da Vinci (Famous Children Series) Ann Rachlin Picasso (Famous Children (Paperback)) Bob Raczka Here's Looking at Me: How Artists See Themselves Bob Raczka Here's Looking At Me: How Artists See Themselves (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures) Carol Sabbeth Monet and the Impressionists for Kids: Their Lives and Ideas, 21 Activities Rosabianca Skira-Venturi Weekend with Degas (A Weekend With ... Ser.)) Hilary Spurling Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse: The Conquest of Colour, 1909-1954 George Stanley Leonardo da Vinci: Young Artist, Writer, and Inventor (Childhood of World Figures) Vincent van Gogh Vincent's Colors Mike Venezia Andy Warhol (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Botticelli (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Bruegel Mike Venezia Camille Pissarro (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Diego Velazquez (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Edgar Degas (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Edward Hopper (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia El Greco (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Faith Ringgold (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Francisco Goya (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Frida Kahlo (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Giotto (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Henri Matisse (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Henri Rousseau (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Igor Stravinsky (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Mike Venezia Jackson Pollock (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Johannes Vermeer (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Laurtrec Mike Venezia Marc Chagall (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Michelangelo (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Monet Mike Venezia Norman Rockwell (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Paul Cezanne (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Paul Gauguin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Paul Klee (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Pieter Bruegel (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Raphael (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Salvador Dali (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Mike Venezia Titian (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Rosabianca Venturi A Weekend With Renoir Guido Visconti The Genius of Leonardo Nancy Willard PISH, POSH, AND HIERONYMUS BOSCH Jonah Winter Diego Jonah Winter Frida (English Language Edition) Aline Wolf Mommy, it's a Renoir! 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Donna Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 My dd loves the CD entitled "Vivaldi's Ring of Mysteries." It is a story set to Vivaldi's music that though fiction does give some true historical facts about Vivaldi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 The picture book I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello is similar to I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly ('cept the guy spits back all the instruments in the end). It was one of ds's favorite picture books when he was young and I sometimes wonder if it is one of the reasons he wanted to play the cello. The Philharmonic Gets Dressed is a hit with everyone in this house. What a great way to get kids into the idea that a musician "puts their pants on one leg at a time like everyone else." Before my oldest two saw their first performance at Symphony Hall we read this book. I think it gave them the courage to approach the musicians and ask questions. Dd is considering a future career in music (it's between that and being a vet, but of course she's only 7 and will likely go through 10 more career goals before college!). This book may have given her the idea that being a professional musician is a possible career choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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