Boyhoods of Great Composers

IllustrationPen and InkBookBook: Children's

10 Jul

Written By Fred

Author: Gough, Catherine

Published by Henry Z. Walck, 1960

This book tells the story of twelve children. They have quite different childhoods: some were rich, some were poor, some were happy and some unhappy, some musical parents, and some had father and mother who did not like music at all. But everyone of them grew up to be a great composer, and today their music is played all over the world.

This gallery is composed of scans of the original illustrations.

Schubert. Franz is called a miller's son

Grieg. But Edward went on crying

Elgar has his first lesson in writing music

Elgar. The piles of music paper grew in his room

Mendelssohn. Felix at thirteen

Bach. Christoph's house at Ohrdruf

Beethoven. The first music lesson

Beethoven. A private concert for the mother's birthday

Beethoven. All his life Ludwig kept the picture of his grandfath

Chopin. Polish folk music.

Elgar at the Glee Club

Tchaikovsky. When at the piano he forgot his mother had gone

Original illustration for Boyhoods of Great Composers

Original illustration for Boyhoods of Great Composers

Original illustration for Boyhoods of Great Composers

Original illustration for Boyhoods of Great Composers

The Mendelssohns' House in Berlin

Vaughan Williams. Leith Hill Place was a lovely house to grow up

Vaughan Williams. Lessons from an old German violinist

Vaughan Williams. Playing quartets during the holidays

Vaughan Williams. This was very brave as the headmaster was a fr

Verdi. Beside the bell there was a little niche

Verdi. Guiseppe is knocked down the altar steps

Verdi. Guiseppe saved from drowning

Verdi. Guiseppe takes his master's place at choir practice

Fred

Prefabulous Animiles - Dummy

Peter the Wanderer