Project Gutenberg 2008-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 148 Ball, Thomas Hanly Sketch of Handel and Beethoven Two Lectures, Delivered in the Lecture Hall of the Wimbledon Village Club, on Monday Evening, Dec. 14, 1863; and Monday Evening, Jan. 11, 1864 Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Bryan Ness, Carla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Sketch of Handel and Beethoven" by Thomas Hanly Ball is a biographical work consisting of two lectures delivered in the early 1860s. The book examines the lives and contributions of two towering figures in classical music: George Frederick Handel and Ludwig van Beethoven. Written during the Victorian era, it likely reflects the cultural and intellectual currents of the time, offering insights into the significance of music and its celebrated composers. The content of the book weaves together biographical sketches of Handel and Beethoven, detailing their formative years, struggles, and eventual triumphs as musicians. Ball discusses Handel's early life, his passion for music against his father's wishes, and his landmark compositions, such as "The Messiah." Similarly, he explores Beethoven's journey, from his childhood in Bonn to his development as a composer in Vienna, while accentuating his personal challenges, including his eventual deafness. Through anecdotes, analyses of their works, and reflections on their legacies, the author paints a vivid portrait of these artists, emphasizing the impact of their music on society and their enduring relevance in the world of classical music. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 Composers -- Germany -- Biography CT ML Text Music Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: Music 139530 139545 2024-10-12T03:32:04.937607 2023-09-12T07:18:32.405007 text/html text/html 138788 2021-01-04T12:40:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 50814 2021-01-04T12:40:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 129395 2024-10-12T03:32:13.207584 application/epub+zip 130653 2024-10-12T03:32:09.030622 application/epub+zip 118963 2024-10-12T03:32:07.150603 application/epub+zip 246466 2024-10-12T03:32:15.885601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248634 2024-10-12T03:32:11.967617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152358 2022-09-12T15:02:54.270107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114718 114502 2024-10-12T03:32:04.160609 2023-09-12T07:18:31.919997 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 114750 2021-01-04T12:40:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 46363 2021-01-04T12:40:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 114749 2021-01-04T12:40:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46331 2021-01-04T12:40:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22223 2024-10-12T03:32:16.522565 application/rdf+xml 12623 2024-10-12T03:32:08.111590 image/jpeg 2971 2024-10-12T03:32:07.686606 image/jpeg 124941 2024-10-12T03:32:04.949637 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