Project Gutenberg 2010-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 148 Ferris, George T. (George Titus) 1840 Ferris, George Titus Sharp, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Amelia) 1856 1932 Sharp, Mrs. William Sharp, Elizabeth Amelia Sharp Sharp, E. A. (Elizabeth Amelia) 66032686 Great Musical Composers: German, French, and Italian Introduction -- Bach -- Handel -- Gluck -- Haydn -- Mozart -- Beethoven -- Schubert and Schumann -- Chopin -- Weber -- Mendelssohn -- Wagner -- Palestrina -- Piccini, Paisiello, and Cimarosa -- Rossini -- Donizetti and Bellini -- Verdi -- Cherubini and his Predecessors -- Méhul, Spontini, and Halévy -- Boïeldieu and Auber -- Meyerbeer -- Gounod -- Berlioz -- Appendix: Chronological table. E-text prepared by Colin Bell, Sam W., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, "Great Musical Composers: German, French, and Italian" by George T. Ferris is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work provides biographical sketches of prominent composers from these three nationalities, tracing the evolution of their music and the impact they had on the art form. Ferris aims to make the lives of these musical geniuses accessible to a broader audience, appealing not just to scholars but also to music enthusiasts and the general public. The opening of the text introduces the book's purpose and structure, which includes a focus on significant figures like Bach, Handel, and Gluck. It highlights the historical context of music's development through the Renaissance and into the modern era, illustrating how these composers contributed to shaping musical forms such as opera and oratorio. In addition, the text acknowledges influences from other artistic movements and discusses the rivalry among composers, paving the way for an exploration of their individual achievements in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Composers ML Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music 845375 845264 2024-09-14T11:49:02.048094 2023-09-15T06:48:37.797208 text/html text/html 874421 2013-08-12T05:33:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 436241 2013-08-12T05:46:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 522466 2024-09-14T11:49:15.091036 application/epub+zip 534232 2024-09-14T11:49:05.063093 application/epub+zip 428741 2024-09-14T11:49:03.458117 application/epub+zip 946622 2024-09-14T11:49:22.876030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 869386 2024-09-14T11:49:13.550005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644377 2022-09-15T15:24:35.625081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 760706 760639 2024-09-14T11:49:00.577152 2023-09-15T06:48:36.420185 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 759949 2013-08-12T05:33:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 299348 2013-08-12T05:46:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 760066 2013-08-12T05:33:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 298956 2013-08-12T05:46:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20962 2024-09-14T11:49:23.035980 application/rdf+xml 24271 2024-09-14T11:49:03.851110 image/jpeg 4937 2024-09-14T11:49:03.652075 image/jpeg 502776 2024-09-14T11:49:02.145061 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 en.wikipedia