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Let this be the World, a song without words by Kathleen Werth, 8

Post Published October 27, 2017 by William Rubel

This lovely song by Kathleen Werth, 8, is beautiful musical moment. There are big formal pieces of music but there are also in all of our lives the songs we hum to ourselves.
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“March” by Frederick Ouseley, 6, composed in 1833.

Post Published March 23, 2017 by William Rubel

This March was composed by Frederick Ouseley (1825-1889) when he was six years old. Frederick grew up to become a composer of church music. He started composing at the age of three -- an older sister...
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Music Contest Winners 2017

Post Published February 22, 2017 by Jane Levi

The entries for our February 2017 Music Contest, in which Stone Soup readers recorded their performances of Anna Steiger's childhood composition La Valse des Fleurs (Flower Walz), were so good we deci...
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Thief in the Night

Post Published February 18, 2017 by William Rubel

This lovely piano piece is written by Julius Ugo, age 11. Julius lives in Toronto, Canada.
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Advanced piano players! Hard music by young composers.

Post Published February 10, 2017 by William Rubel

Frederick Ouseley (1825-1889) was a British musician and composer. He specialized in church music. He started writing music when he was three -- his sister transcribed those first pieces.
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Sunny Morning, Piano Music by Julius Ugo, age 10

Post Published February 3, 2017 by William Rubel

This lovely piano piece is written by Julius Ugo, age 10. Julius lives in Toronto, Canada. This is what he says about the piece, "My video is about waking up on a freezing, sunny day and looking out t...
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Young Composer Nathan Grabow, age 12

Post Published January 15, 2017 by William Rubel

Nathan Grabow, a young American composer and pianist performs his original composition entitled Concertino in G Minor for Piano and Strings. He wrote the piece when he was twelve years old and is thir...
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Joey Alexander (born 2003): Indonesian Child Jazz Master

Post Published September 2, 2016 by William Rubel

Joey Alexander (born Josiah Alexander Sila; June 25, 2003) is one of the world's most recognized child composer/musicians. Born in Bali, Indonesia, he began playing jazz at the age of six.
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Contests for Young Composers

Post Published July 21, 2016 by William Rubel

Most of these contests are open to children from primary and middle school -- the primary age range of Stone Soup's readers. As most of these contests also post videos of contest winners you can also...
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Introduction to Child Composers

Post Published July 21, 2016 by William Rubel

One of the most extraordinary things about the world we live in today is that is possible for people who would have had no way to be heard or discovered to find a large audience.
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