Music
The Life of Mozart
Volume 2 in the 3 Volume Set on the Life of Mozart, one of the greatest classical composers of all time. - Summary by Mozartjr
O Canada!
O Canada! is the national anthem of Canada, penned by Robert Stanley Weir in 1880. This collection features ten distinct recordings, allowin…
For Every Music Lover
For Every Music Lover is a collection of insightful essays that delve into the rich tapestry of music and its appreciation. Authored by Aube…
Biographical Notice Of Nicolo Paganini
Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (1782 – 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebra…
Robert Schumann, Tone Poet Prophet And Critic
[This is] the sketchiest outline of Robert Schumann’s short life but amazingly rich achievement. Together with Haydn and Schubert he was, pe…
Joseph Haydn
Haydn, barring a few hardships in his youth, lived an extraordinarily fortunate life and had abundant reason for the optimism which marked e…
Physiology of the Opera
Trust Scrici for a tell all, no holds barred exposé of the modern opera . . . well, modern as of . . . er . . . say, 1852. (Summary …
Music
"So many books are written for beginners on the appreciation of music that I can be thankful that advancing age makes it unnecessary fo…
The Symphony Since Beethoven
This 1904 book by composer, conductor and pianist Felix Weingartner examines the development of the symphony as a musical form since one of …
Piano Tuning
This is a primer for anyone wishing to learn how to tune and maintain their own piano or to become a piano tuner. Written in 1907, it was ta…
Sunday Feature A Symphony Of Psalms
In this captivating episode of Sunday Feature, Cerys Matthews explores the enduring influence of the Psalms on musicians and composers acros…
Beethoven: The Man and the Artist
This book consists of brief biographical commentaries about Beethoven arranged by topic and followed by quotations by Beethoven about the to…
Anecdotes of Great Musicians
Three hundred anecdotes and biographical sketches of famous composers and performers.I have attempted to cull from the mass of material that…
Pinto Pete in Arizona
Pinto Pete in Arizona is a delightful series that showcases little-known country and western programs. The show features Pinto Pete and His …
Story-Lives of Great Musicians
Following the plan of his previous volume of Great Authors, the writer has here endeavoured to weave into more or less story form a few of t…
A Bird in a Gilded Cage
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of A Bird in a Gilded Cage by Arthur J. Lamb. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 2, …
Out Of The Shadows
Out of The Shadows is a celebration of The Shadows, arguably one of the most influential British groups of all time. As George Harrison pith…
Charles Dickens and Music
This is a detailed exploration of the references to music in the novels of Dickens: songs, instrumental pieces, performers, composers, and m…
Jazz
Long before 1900 there began a fusion of African and European musical forms from which, at the end of the nineteenth century, "jazz” em…
Benjamin Britten
Britten's operas are firmly established in the international repertoire: according to Operabase, they are performed worldwide more than thos…