General
Stories of Great Composers for Children
Free options are listed first. Book Search Party does not host audio.
Free sources are not affiliate links.
Listen for free
- LibriVoxListen at LibriVox (opens in a new tab)
Free public-domain recording.
Download MP3 ZIP (opens in a new tab) - Internet ArchiveListen at Internet Archive (opens in a new tab)
Free public-domain recording.
- Loyal BooksListen at Loyal Books (opens in a new tab)
Free public-domain recording.
About this audiobook
This is a collection of ten short, entertaining, informative picture-book biographies of famous composers. Each book tells about the childhood and great achievements of a composer, and includes a short musical example. Here are links to the online texts so you can read along and look at the pictures: Bach: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34568 Mozart: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34582 Beethoven: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34737 Haydn: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34550 Schubert: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35070 Handel: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35157 Chopin: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35013 Verdi: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35158 Wagner: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35128 Grieg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35097 (Summary by Kara)
Summary source: LibriVox / Wikipedia.
Public-domain status depends on your jurisdiction. Check the source page before downloading or redistributing.