Yo-Yo Ma: A Biography

Author Jim Whiting

Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group

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Author

Jim Whiting

Publisher

Greenwood Publishing Group

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Copyright

2008

ISBN13

9780313344879

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Overview

Explores Yo-Yo Ma as both an individual and a musician, chronicling his brilliant career and personal life.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Recent Titles in Greenwood Biographies.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Series Foreword.
Introduction.
Timeline: Events in the Life of Yo-Yo Ma.
1: Love and War.
2: “I Want the Big Instrument”.
3: Yo-Yo Gets a “Big Little Viola”.
4: A New Life in New York.
5: High School and High Anxiety.
6: Learning of Love and Love of Learning.
7: Cast-Clad, Becoming a Dad, and a New Strad.
8: Manny, Grammy, and in the 'Hood with Mr. Rogers.
9: A Jazz Legend and Farewell to a Father.
Photo Essay.
10: Hush and Happiness in Small Groups.
11: America Meets Africa.
12: The Free-Range Cellist.
13: Yo-Yo Ma and the Suite Life.
14: Bach—Up Close and Personal.
15: Die Seidenstrasse.
16: Crossing Over.
17: Getting Up to Speed on the Silk Road.
18: The Beat Goes on … and on … and on.
Selected Bibliography.
Index.
About the Author.
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