Iconic Composers

• Pitch for review coverage, targeting outlets including The New York Times, The Horn Book Magazine, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal 
• Targeted marketing to influential parent and education bloggers and major library system selectors Publicity outreach to music media including NPR's Deceptive Cadence, Culture Monster (Los Angeles Times), Chicago Symphony Orchestra magazine and Art Smash (Baltimore Sun) 
• Local bookstore appearances (Chicago, IL) 
• Promotion on social media, including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok 
• E-newsletter promotion

Iconic Composers highlights the origin and contributions of some of the world’s most remarkable and gifted composers throughout history. Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko along with concise, engaging bios celebrate a diverse group of composers, from all eras of history. Iconic Composers features historical giants of music like Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig von Beethoven alongside 20th-century composers such as Astor Piazzolla and Meredith Monk. Showcasing the true range of classical music history not typically acknowledged – exhibiting a wide number of genders, races, and nationalities – Iconic Composers celebrates 50 composers who have influenced the field of music and collectively broadened its scope.