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  The Musician's Daughter

  by Susanne Dunlap

  Publication Date: January 5, 2010Amid the glitter and glamour of musical and court life in 18th century Vienna, fifteen-year-old Theresa Maria Shurman is trying to solve a brutal mystery. Who killed her father, an acclaimed violinist, and stole his valuable Amati violin? When Haydn himself offers her a position as his assistant, it gives Theresa access to life in the palace–and to a world of deceit. Theresa... (more)
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  Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius

  by Colin Dickey

  Beginning dramatically with the opening of Haydn s grave two days after his death in October 1820, Cranioklepty takes us on an extraordinary history of a peculiar kind of obsession. The desire to own the skulls of the famous, for study, for sale, for public (and private) display, seems to be instinctual and irresistible in some people. The rise of Phrenology at the beginning of the 19th century only fed that... (more)
• Haydn : A Creative Life in MusicFranz Joseph] Geiringer, Karl [Haydn

  

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  Haydn : A Creative Life in Music

  by Franz Joseph] Geiringer, Karl [Haydn

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  The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening (Standard Version)

  by Joseph Machlis, Kristine Forney

  With nearly three million copies sold over eight editions, The Enjoyment of Music is the best-selling music appreciation text of all time. Spanning the Middle Ages through the twenty-first century, the text offers a thorough introduction to the elements of music, a broad overview of the history of musical styles, and fascinating cultural contexts and perspectives. The Ninth Edition of this classic text features... (more)
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  Amadeus: A Mozart Mosaic

  by Herbert Kupferberg

  Author of the musical-trivia collection Basically Bach and former music critic for the Atlantic, Kupferberg has put together here 31 short chapters on Mozart's family, friends, associates, mourners and cataloguers. Nine rambling pages on "How Mozart Composed" take care of creative aspects. Otherwise, this assemblage principally consists of anecdotes on Mozart's health, marriage, dog, finances, religion, love of... (more)
• Joseph Haydn (Composer's World) (Composer's World)Wendy Thompson

  

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  Joseph Haydn (Composer's World) (Composer's World)

  by Wendy Thompson

  Part of a series of picture books for readers aged twelve and upwards illustrating the lives and times of the world's greatest composers. This book looks at the life and work of Haydn, a life that spanned a period of great political and social, as well as musical change: born when both Bach and Handel were at the height of their fame, he outlived his friend Mozart by 18 years, having seen his greatest pupil... (more)