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Lives of the Musicians
By Kathleen Krull / Harcourt Brace
It's no secret that Beethoven went deaf, that Mozart had constant money problems, and that Gilbert and Sullivan wrote musicals. But what were these people - and other famous musicians - really like? What did they eat? What did they wear? How did they spend their time? What were they like as children? What were their phobias, obsessions, and bad habits? And what did their neighbors think of it all?
Here are the fascinating and often humorous stories of twenty famous musicians - people of all shapes, sizes, temperaments, and lifestyles, from various countries and historical periods, beginning with Vivaldi and ending with Woody Guthrie. Accompanied by brilliant caricatures, Lives of the Musicians will appeal to those who love music, to those who like to hear the story behind a famous name, and to just about everyone else.
[I picked up a copy of this title at a used book store during our summer vacation and consider it to be quite a treasure. My own children are still too young to reap the full benefit of this book, but I look forward to studying it with them in the future. This author has written similar titles on a variety of other topics, including American folk songs, the Presidents, and famous Artists. ]
This book is also available from Amazon.com: Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought)
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Find biographies of several composers written for children by Ann Rachlin at half.com as well. 
