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Letters from Great Musicians to Young People

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The object of this little book is to bring the reader nearer to the great masters in the realm of music, and make him or her acquainted with the man who worked, played, and suffered as do other men.

Though confining themselves to a simple style, the authors have tried to enter into the life of each composer, and, wherever possible, by means of earnest study of letters and other data which have come down to us, to copy that composer's tricks of speech, manner of writing, and various idiosyncracies. - Summary by Preface (5 hr 7 min)

Chapters

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

31:44

Read by Chuck Lavazzi

Domenico Scarlatti

24:44

Read by mkirkpat

Johann Sebastian Bach

18:10

Read by jenno

George Frederick Händel Part 1

18:15

Read by valroth

George Frederick Händel Part 2

19:53

Read by valroth

Ritter Christoph Willibald von Gluck

25:37

Read by MrsGTea

Josef Haydn

15:34

Read by ShrimpPhish

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

30:27

Read by Beeswaxcandle

Ludwig van Beethoven

27:14

Read by jenno

Carl Maria von Weber Part 1

24:53

Read by Maggie H.

Carl Maria von Weber Part 2

18:26

Read by Maggie H.

Carl Maria von Weber Part 3

23:03

Read by Maggie H.

Giacamo Meyerbeer

29:25

Read by Beeswaxcandle