Project Gutenberg 2011-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 78 Tapper, Thomas 1864 1958 Verdi : The Story of the Little Boy who Loved the Hand Organ Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Ernest Schaal, the Distributed Proofreading Music Team, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Verdi: The Story of the Little Boy who Loved the Hand Organ" by Thomas Tapper is an educational children's book likely written in the early 20th century. The book is part of a series titled "The Child's Own Book of Great Musicians" and focuses on introducing young readers to the life of the renowned Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. Its primary aim is to engage children with music history, particularly Verdi's journey from a curious child to a celebrated composer. Throughout the narrative, the book chronicles Verdi's early fascination with music, starting with his childhood in the village of Roncole, Italy, where he developed a love for hand organs. As he grows, the story highlights significant milestones in his musical education, from receiving a spinet at the age of seven to becoming the organist at his local church by the age of ten. Alongside his musical development, the book emphasizes the importance of supportive friendships, particularly with figures like Barezzi and Provesi, who encouraged Verdi to pursue his talents. The narrative culminates with Verdi's successful career, detailing his renowned operas and his legacy, including his final years spent supporting fellow musicians in need. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35158/35158-h/images/cover.png en Composers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 -- Juvenile literature ML Text Child's Own Book of Great Musicians Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Music 45983 45994 2024-09-15T04:09:17.889142 2023-09-15T09:56:23.721749 text/html text/html 41338 2021-01-07T11:41:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1131733 2021-01-07T11:41:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1126173 2024-09-15T04:09:23.999146 application/epub+zip 1125031 2024-09-15T04:09:20.622283 application/epub+zip 2366690 2011-02-03T20:54:56 application/pdf 2293750 2011-02-03T20:55:48 application/pdf application/zip 69922 2024-09-15T04:09:18.475164 application/epub+zip 1715628 2024-09-15T04:09:25.602296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1706822 2024-09-15T04:09:22.114116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125100 2022-09-16T07:17:15.059124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36580 36424 2024-09-15T04:09:17.660136 2023-09-15T09:56:23.538768 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 36374 2021-01-07T11:41:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 12962 2021-01-07T11:41:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 36364 2021-01-07T11:41:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12941 2021-01-07T11:41:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22726 2024-09-15T04:09:25.743097 application/rdf+xml 25758 2024-09-15T04:09:18.546174 image/jpeg 3784 2024-09-15T04:09:18.510148 image/jpeg 1135719 2024-09-15T04:09:17.941190 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