Eight Composer Lives

One page each on Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann and Brahms — what happened to them, what they changed, three pieces to hear, and one thing worth stealing for your own writing.

What's inside

• One page each for J.S. Bach, Joseph Haydn, W.A. Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Felix Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms
• A life in eight lines per composer, tracing key dates from birth to death
• What each composer changed, and three works to listen to for each
• A steal-this idea per page — a practical technique drawn from their music
• Four things the eight had in common, and how the pack pairs with A Short History of Western Music