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I Am Ozzy I Am Ozzy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as composers)
avg rating 4.16 — 35,638 ratings — published 2009
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George Handel (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) George Handel (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
by (shelved 10 times as composers)
avg rating 4.20 — 96 ratings — published 1995
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Ludwig Van Beethoven (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
by (shelved 9 times as composers)
avg rating 4.17 — 196 ratings — published 1996
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Peter Tchaikovsky (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) Peter Tchaikovsky (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
by (shelved 8 times as composers)
avg rating 4.20 — 119 ratings — published
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Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as composers)
avg rating 4.23 — 143 ratings — published 1998
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Life Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as composers)
avg rating 3.90 — 98,858 ratings — published 2010
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Frederic Chopin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Frederic Chopin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
by (shelved 7 times as composers)
avg rating 4.17 — 72 ratings — published 1999
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
by (shelved 7 times as composers)
avg rating 4.12 — 146 ratings — published 1995
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Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as composers)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,170 ratings — published 2000
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Aaron Copland (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Aaron Copland (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
by (shelved 6 times as composers)
avg rating 4.28 — 43 ratings — published 1995
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George Gershwin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) George Gershwin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
by (shelved 6 times as composers)
avg rating 4.17 — 46 ratings — published 1994
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Duke Ellington (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Duke Ellington (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
by (shelved 6 times as composers)
avg rating 4.16 — 32 ratings — published
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Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as composers)
avg rating 4.35 — 6,578 ratings — published 2015
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Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as composers)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,921 ratings — published 2014
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Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as composers)
avg rating 4.21 — 42 ratings — published 1999
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Leonard Bernstein (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Leonard Bernstein (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
by (shelved 5 times as composers)
avg rating 3.97 — 31 ratings — published 1997
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Johannes Brahms: A Biography Johannes Brahms: A Biography (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as composers)
avg rating 4.43 — 897 ratings — published 1997
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Frank: The Voice Frank: The Voice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as composers)
avg rating 4.14 — 2,618 ratings — published 2010
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Decoded Decoded (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as composers)
avg rating 3.86 — 8,699 ratings — published 2009
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Marrying Mozart Marrying Mozart (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as composers)
avg rating 3.58 — 2,200 ratings — published 2004
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Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought) Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought)
by (shelved 4 times as composers)
avg rating 4.01 — 498 ratings — published 1993
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Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as composers)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,761 ratings — published 2013
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Igor Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as composers)
avg rating 4.22 — 37 ratings — published 1996
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Schumann (Famous Children) Schumann (Famous Children)
by (shelved 4 times as composers)
avg rating 4.00 — 7 ratings — published 1993
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Vivaldi's Virgins Vivaldi's Virgins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as composers)
avg rating 3.73 — 2,851 ratings — published 2007
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Vivaldi: Voice of the Baroque Vivaldi: Voice of the Baroque (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as composers)
avg rating 3.52 — 81 ratings — published 1993
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Beethoven Lives Upstairs (Orchard Paperbacks) Beethoven Lives Upstairs (Orchard Paperbacks)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.07 — 303 ratings — published 1989
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The Noise of Time The Noise of Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 3.75 — 27,004 ratings — published 2016
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Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.44 — 647 ratings — published 2018
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Becoming Bach Becoming Bach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 3.89 — 361 ratings — published 2017
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Chopin's Letters (Dover Books On Music: Composers) Chopin's Letters (Dover Books On Music: Composers)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.12 — 252 ratings — published 1931
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Vivaldi and the Invisible Orchestra (Christy Ottaviano Books) Vivaldi and the Invisible Orchestra (Christy Ottaviano Books)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 3.79 — 141 ratings — published 2012
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Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.12 — 7,286 ratings — published 2013
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The Gift of Music: Great Composers and Their Influence The Gift of Music: Great Composers and Their Influence (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 3.93 — 193 ratings — published 1980
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Beethoven: The Man Revealed Beethoven: The Man Revealed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.09 — 956 ratings — published 2012
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Beethoven Beethoven (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,783 ratings — published 1977
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Haydn (Famous Children Series) Haydn (Famous Children Series)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 3.27 — 15 ratings — published 1992
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Beethoven Beethoven (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 3.81 — 21 ratings — published 1994
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Handel, Who Knew What He Liked Handel, Who Knew What He Liked (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.06 — 246 ratings — published 2001
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Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.13 — 122 ratings — published 2006
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Pictures at an Exhibition Pictures at an Exhibition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 3.85 — 53 ratings — published 2003
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The Farewell Symphony The Farewell Symphony (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.00 — 82 ratings — published 2000
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Do Re Mi: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido D'Arezzo Do Re Mi: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido D'Arezzo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.01 — 107 ratings — published 2007
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Chopin Chopin (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.24 — 17 ratings — published 1993
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Mozart Mozart (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.03 — 37 ratings — published 1992
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The Heroic Symphony The Heroic Symphony (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.03 — 69 ratings — published 2004
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John Philip Sousa (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) John Philip Sousa (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 4.39 — 36 ratings — published 1998
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Handel (Famous Children Series) Handel (Famous Children Series)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 3.92 — 13 ratings — published 1992
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Brahms (Famous Children) Brahms (Famous Children)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 3.69 — 13 ratings — published 1993
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Schubert (Famous Children Series) Schubert (Famous Children Series)
by (shelved 3 times as composers)
avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published 1994
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“Of course, in a sense, all opera is absurd.”
Stephen Walsh, The Beloved Vision: A History of Nineteenth Century Music

Robert Schumann
“Think it a vile habit to alter works of good composers, to omit parts of them, or to insert new-fashioned ornaments. This is the greatest insult you can offer to Art.”
Robert Schumann, Advice To Young Musicians

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