Project Gutenberg 2011-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 102 Tapper, Thomas 1864 1958 Handel : The Story of a Little Boy who Practiced in an Attic Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Ernest Schaal, the Distributed Proofreading Music Team, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Handel: The Story of a Little Boy who Practiced in an Attic" by Thomas Tapper is a children's biography that explores the early life of the illustrious composer George Frederick Handel. Written in the early 20th century, this book serves as part of a series meant to introduce young readers to the lives of great musicians. The topic centers around Handel's childhood and his determination to pursue music despite his father's opposition, showcasing his journey from a boy practicing in a secluded attic to becoming a celebrated composer. The narrative follows young Handel's love for music and his secret practice sessions in the attic, supported by his mother while facing opposition from his father, who wished for him to become a lawyer. The story recounts significant events, such as his determination to follow his father on a journey to meet the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, where his talent first captured attention. We learn about his musical education, culminating in his rise to fame through various experiences in Germany and Italy, and highlights his most notable works, including the iconic oratorio "Messiah." The book creates a compelling portrait of Handel, emphasizing perseverance, passion for music, and the eventual acceptance he found in England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35157/35157-h/images/cover.png en Composers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 -- Juvenile literature ML Text Child's Own Book of Great Musicians Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Music 47144 47154 2024-09-15T04:09:11.598185 2023-09-15T09:56:18.283701 text/html text/html 42394 2021-01-07T11:41:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 972758 2021-01-07T11:41:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 979517 2024-09-15T04:09:15.889215 application/epub+zip 978374 2024-09-15T04:09:13.200206 application/epub+zip 774852 2011-02-03T20:53:22 application/pdf 755158 2011-02-03T20:53:40 application/pdf application/zip 56937 2024-09-15T04:09:11.948169 application/epub+zip 2034621 2024-09-15T04:09:17.481184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2026088 2024-09-15T04:09:14.707146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154279 2022-09-16T07:17:07.575076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37859 37703 2024-09-15T04:09:11.376192 2023-09-15T09:56:18.078695 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 37656 2021-01-07T11:41:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 13393 2021-01-07T11:41:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 37647 2021-01-07T11:41:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13371 2021-01-07T11:41:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22728 2024-09-15T04:09:17.614140 application/rdf+xml 28020 2024-09-15T04:09:12.065173 image/jpeg 4059 2024-09-15T04:09:12.029164 image/jpeg 974641 2024-09-15T04:09:11.649209 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