Music
Contemporary American Composers
Discusses American composers considered significant at the end of the 19th century. - Summary by Anthony St. Pierre
Folk Ballad Collection
Discover the rich tapestry of cultural storytelling in the Folk Ballad Collection, a curated anthology featuring both sung and spoken folk b…
The Roy Rogers Show
Along with music, Roy presents a tale of the old west about a Texas Rangers' capture of a murderous gang.
The Loves of Great Composers
Gustav Kobbe was a German/US music critic who worked at the time of Liszt and Wagner in particular, and was clearly in the Wagnerian rather …
Letters from Great Musicians
The object of this little book is to bring the reader nearer to the great masters in the realm of music, and make him or her acquainted with…
CBS Radio At Fifty
Walter Cronkite hosts this 3 hour retrospective on the history of CBS Radio from its beginnings up through to the date of this broadcast. Th…
Chopin
In this insightful biography, James Huneker delves into the life and artistry of Frédéric Chopin, the renowned Polish composer…
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This volume, the first volume of a two-volume set, contains 140 letters written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from 1769-1781. It has been trans…
Twelve Good Musicians
Brief sketches of the lives and music of 12 well-known musicians. - Summary by KevinS
The Seven Lively Arts
“... But, beside those great men, there is a certain number of artists who have a distinct faculty of their own by which they convey to us a…
Life of Haydn
In this book the German music scholar Ludwig Nohl provides a fascinating narrative of Joseph Haydn's life from an impoverished childhood to …
Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
A collection of the letters which Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy wrote while in Italy and Switzerland. Mendelssohn, a multifaceted talent of th…
J.S. Bach
Second volume of an analysis of Johann Sebastian Bach's life and musical compositions, and of the artistic, philosophical, and religious wor…
Hymn Collection
Experience a heartfelt collection of hymns performed by dedicated LibriVox volunteers, showcasing twenty beloved pieces that have inspired g…
Sound Of Cinema
Sound of Cinema: Arthurian Legends features Matthew Sweet presenting a selection of film music inspired by the legendary tales of King Arthu…
Andrews Sisters
The Sisters sing "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." Curt Massey sings "I'll Buy That Dream." The Sisters sing "Put That Rin…
Bing Crosby Show
Bing Crosby entertains with a delightful performance, singing "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" followed by "That Lucky Old Sun…
Handel
As Romain Rolland indicates in the preface, this book is a brief sketch of the life and technique of Handel. He provides biographical backgr…
Hector Berlioz
How much more futile is it to attempt on the minuscule scale of the following tiny, if rambling, pamphlet to touch upon even a thousandth of…
Great Pianists on Piano Playing
The full title of this book, published in 1913, gives a good idea of its contents: “Great Pianists on Piano Playing: Study Talks with Foremo…