Project Gutenberg 2011-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 402 Fay, Amy 1844 1928 Peirce, Fay 1836 Peirce, M. Fay (Melusina Fay) Peirce, Melusina Fay Music-Study in Germany, from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Music-Study in Germany" by Amy Fay is a collection of personal letters and observations written in the late 19th century. This work documents the author's experiences as a music student in Germany, highlighting her interactions with notable musicians and the musical culture of the time. The correspondence not only offers a glimpse into the life of an aspiring musician but also reflects on the educational practices and societal norms she encountered. At the start of the text, the author arrives in Berlin, setting the scene with vivid descriptions of her living quarters and the German customs surrounding her. She expresses her initial impressions of her new surroundings and her excitement about studying at the conservatory. Fay recounts her first lessons, the challenges of adapting to a different culture, and her experiences with other musicians, including her teacher, Tausig. These opening portions capture her enthusiasm, struggles, and insights into the rigorous environment that characterized music study in 19th-century Germany, establishing a personal narrative that invites readers into her journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37322/37322-h/images/cover.jpg en Germany -- Social life and customs Music -- Germany Fay, Amy, 1844-1928 Pianists -- United States -- Correspondence Music -- Instruction and study -- Germany ML Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Music Browsing: Travel & Geography 589846 589855 2024-09-15T16:17:04.361018 2023-09-16T09:25:58.905624 text/html text/html 591430 2011-09-05T15:41:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 273809 2011-09-05T15:42:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 284080 2024-09-15T16:17:11.494010 application/epub+zip 294787 2024-09-15T16:17:05.249157 application/epub+zip 293312 2024-09-15T16:17:04.848038 application/epub+zip 455803 2024-09-15T16:17:16.345981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415423 2024-09-15T16:17:11.095966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412354 2022-09-17T06:57:56.329180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546700 2024-09-15T16:17:03.573048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 546479 2011-09-05T15:41:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 212310 2011-09-05T15:42:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 546241 2011-09-05T15:41:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 212126 2011-09-05T15:42:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 546413 2011-09-05T15:41:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211981 2011-09-05T15:42:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22960 2024-09-15T16:17:16.491948 application/rdf+xml 11316 2024-09-15T16:17:04.940009 image/jpeg 1662 2024-09-15T16:17:04.894004 image/jpeg 273719 2024-09-15T16:17:04.416029 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