| Author |
Brower, Harriette, 1869-1928 |
| Title |
The World's Great Men of Music: Story-Lives of Master Musicians
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Contents |
Palestrina -- John Sebastian Bach -- George Frederick Handel -- Christoph Willibald Gluck -- Josef Haydn -- Wolfgang Mozart -- Ludwig van Beethoven -- Carl Maria von Weber -- Franz Schubert -- Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy -- Robert Schumann -- Frederic Chopin -- Hector Berlioz -- Franz Liszt -- Giuseppe Verdi -- Richard Wagner -- César Franck -- Johannes Brahms -- Edward Grieg -- Peter Ilyitch Tschaikowsky -- Edward MacDowell -- Claude Achille Debussy -- Arturo Toscanini -- Leopold Stokowsky -- Serge Koussevitzky.
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| Credits |
Produced by Ronald Holder and PG Distributed Proofreaders
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| Summary |
"The World's Great Men of Music: Story-Lives of Master Musicians" by Harriette Brower is a collection of biographical sketches focusing on some of the most influential composers in music history, likely written in the early 20th century. This enlightening work highlights the lives of composers ranging from Palestrina and Bach to Mozart and more modern figures, aiming to inspire both young and established musicians with the trials and triumphs these masters faced throughout their careers. At the start of the volume, Brower introduces the life of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, exploring his upbringing in a small Italian town and his remarkable journey to becoming one of the most revered figures in sacred music. The narrative details Palestrina's humble beginnings, the support from his family for his musical education, and his ascension to prominent roles in the musical landscape of Rome. As the opening describes his life's challenges and successes, it sets the stage for the book's overarching theme of resilience and devotion to the art of music, which echoes throughout the following chapters dedicated to other legendary musicians like Bach and Mozart. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
ML: Music: Literature of music
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| Subject |
Musicians
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| Subject |
Composers -- Biography
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
13291 |
| Release Date |
Aug 25, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 18, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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