Project Gutenberg 2006-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 204 Rowbotham, Francis Jameson Story-Lives of Great Musicians Reading ease score: 60.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Bach -- Handel -- Haydn -- Mozart -- Beethoven -- Schubert -- Mendelssohn. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Story-Lives of Great Musicians" by Francis Jameson Rowbotham is a collection of biographical sketches aimed at young readers, likely written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the lives of famous composers, such as Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederick Handel, intertwining factual stories with narrative elements to engage and inform its audience about their struggles, aspirations, and the historical context in which they created their masterpieces. The opening of the work introduces the early life of Johann Sebastian Bach, highlighting the significant influence of his family and his passion for music from a young age. It describes Bach's challenging childhood following the loss of his parents, his eagerness to learn despite the discouraging approach of his elder brother Christoph, and his determination to study advanced music despite obstacles. The narrative sets the stage for Bach's enduring relationship with music, showcasing his resilience as he secretly practices late into the night, illustrating his unyielding quest for knowledge and skill. This sets a compelling tone for the exploration of the lives of great musicians that the rest of the book promises to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Musicians Composers ML Text Music Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music 709626 701735 2024-10-08T14:49:42.668558 2023-09-09T05:36:21.811345 text/html text/html 704937 2006-11-10T06:12:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7629329 2006-11-10T06:12:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7539906 2024-10-08T14:50:00.919496 application/epub+zip 7529838 2024-10-08T14:49:48.111497 application/epub+zip 278 2006-11-07T04:05:00 audio/midi 346379 2024-10-08T14:49:45.682509 application/epub+zip 7798800 2024-10-08T14:50:09.942429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7752578 2024-10-08T14:49:57.387497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577490 2022-09-09T11:02:54.057609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626445 626341 2024-10-08T14:49:41.018560 2023-09-09T05:36:20.489352 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 626267 2006-11-10T06:12:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 237643 2006-11-10T06:12:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 626336 2006-11-10T06:12:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237523 2006-11-10T06:12:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22066 2024-10-08T14:50:10.147396 application/rdf+xml 17425 2024-10-08T14:49:46.293505 image/jpeg 4122 2024-10-08T14:49:45.982537 image/jpeg 7776902 2024-10-08T14:49:42.895517 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog