From Alfred Music Publishing

Accent On Composers is a complete music appreciation course in one with a 120-page, photocopyable book and a CD containing listening examples. For each of the 22 featured composers there is a bio (focusing on his or her personal life), a portrait, a listing of the types of music he or she composed, composer factoids, and a timeline. The CD contains a listening example for each composer. (Grades 6 and up)

Accent On Composers - Vol. 2: The Music And Lives Of 22 Great Composers, With Listening CD, Reviews/Tests, And Supplemental Materials

Introducing Volume 2 from the popular Accent On Composers series. For each of the 22 featured composers, there is a biography, a portrait, a listing of the composer's musical genres, interesting factoids, and a timeline. Listen to an example of each composer's music while following the helpful listening guide. Also included are reviews/tests for each, plus more than two-dozen pages of supplementary material. Composers include: Berlioz, Bernstein, Chopin, Ellington, Gershwin, Prokofiev, Puccini, Purcell, Mahler, Rachmaninoff, Strauss, and more. PDFs of the entire book are included on the enhanced CD. (Grades 2-3)