Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought)

Here are the life stories of such diverse figures as Vivaldi, Mozart, Scott Joplin, Nadia Boulanger, and Woody Guthrie. Readers will learn of both their musical natures and the personal, humorous characteristics that make their lives so fascinating. “Living, breathing anecdotes—the stuff of which the best biography is made.”—Publishers Weekly