Over the centuries Britain has attracted many musical visitors. This book tells the stories of the many composers who visited--a varied and often eccentric collection of individuals. The earliest were invited by Royalty with musical tastes some were refugees from religious and political oppressions; others came as spies, a few to escape from debt and even murder charges. However, the main motive was a possibility of financial reward. The rise in the nineteenth century of the celebrity composer, who was often also a conductor, is also traced. With the development of new forms of transport,...
Over the centuries Britain has attracted many musical visitors. This book tells the stories of the many composers who visited--a varied and often ecce...
Just because you're extremely cute, doesn't mean you can't operate a bulldozer From author-illustrator David Gordon comes a fun, funny, and whimsical take on believing in yourself and telling bullies who's boss Karen and the other extremely cute animals just want to build sand castles. But the terribly mean bullies Skyler, Mike, and Trent keep knocking them down So Karen and her friends get another idea. They'll build something the bullies can't knock down, something even bigger and better than a sand castle... It's a good thing being excessively cute doesn't prevent you from...
Just because you're extremely cute, doesn't mean you can't operate a bulldozer From author-illustrator David Gordon comes a fun, funny, and whimsical...
