Project Gutenberg 2010-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 147 Tapper, Thomas 1864 1958 Johann Sebastian Bach : The story of the boy who sang in the streets Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Johann Sebastian Bach: The story of the boy who sang in the streets" by Tapper is a children's book that serves as an introductory biography written in the early 20th century. The story follows the life of the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach, highlighting his humble beginnings as a boy in Germany who sang in the streets. Through a simple narrative, it aims to inspire young readers by detailing Bach's journey from poverty to becoming a celebrated musician. The book recounts various events from Bach's childhood, such as the loss of his parents at a young age, his passion for music, and his determination to learn from renowned musicians. It discusses his close relationship with his brother, who initially provided him music lessons, and how Bach’s hard work and perseverance led him to fame. With engaging illustrations, the narrative captures the essence of Bach's early life experiences, including his travels to hear other musicians and his eventual role as the Cantor of the Thomas School in Leipsic. Overall, it serves as both an educational tool and a source of inspiration for children interested in music and history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34568/34568-h/images/cover.jpg en Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 -- Juvenile literature ML Text Child's Own Book of Great Musicians Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Music 39923 39932 2024-09-14T12:42:30.341744 2023-09-15T07:35:23.392413 text/html text/html 34983 2021-01-07T06:44:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1835031 2021-01-07T06:44:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1888000 2024-09-14T12:42:32.536749 application/epub+zip 1886873 2024-09-14T12:42:30.928735 application/epub+zip 75485 2024-09-14T12:42:30.622733 application/epub+zip 1919743 2024-09-14T12:42:33.971735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1911624 2024-09-14T12:42:32.233759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102516 2022-09-16T03:52:11.679873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29423 29317 2024-09-14T12:42:30.137748 2023-09-15T07:35:23.238404 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 29176 2021-01-07T06:44:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 10573 2021-01-07T06:44:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 29167 2021-01-07T06:44:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10554 2021-01-07T06:44:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20301 2024-09-14T12:42:34.110719 application/rdf+xml 29173 2024-09-14T12:42:30.699736 image/jpeg 4165 2024-09-14T12:42:30.660738 image/jpeg 1835601 2024-09-14T12:42:30.408803 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