The Composer
Composers put sounds in order to tell musical stories.
Composers are women and men of all ages. Meet a composer.
Sometimes composers are children! Meet a child composer.
Composers come from everywhere in the world. The Madrone String Quartet played music written by composers from all these countries. Click on the flag to to find out more.
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Composer's Toolbox
A composer imagines sounds that will tell the right story. Look and Listen.A composer thinks about which instruments can make those sounds. Look and Listen.
A composer writes down the order in which these sounds will be heard. Look and Listen.
A composer listens to the new music played on instruments, or a computer, changing the order, speed, volume and rhythm until they sound just right!
Recommended Reading
JP-JPages of Music, by Tony Johnston, pictures by Tomie dePaola. On a childhood visit to the poor but beautiful island os Sardinia, Paolo shares with a musical shepherd a bread called fogli di musica, pages of music. Many years later, Paolo, now a gifted composer and musician returns to Sardinia with is own pages of music.
Search San Mateo County Library online catalog for this and other child-friendly books about music