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Giacomo Puccini
by Wakeling DryGiacomo Puccini is the biography of the great Italian composer written by his contemporary Wakeling Dry, who has also co-authored with Marion Crawford for writing the book Doctor Claudius, A True Story. This biography is part of the Living Masters of Music Series, a series of biographic works of musicians. Wakeling narrated the complete life of ..
Theodor Leschetizky
by Annette HullahTheodor Leschetizky written by Annette Hullah is the biography of the famous Polish pianist, composer and Professor. He is one of the most celebrated teachers due to his unique way of teaching as he works with each student’s personality and abilities individually. Also he makes the students to perform in front of his fellow students, be..
Musical Travels Through England
by George VealI was born in the Parish of Gotham, in the county of Nottingham: my father was a sawyer, and my mother had, for many years before her marriage, cried oysters and Newcastle-salmon about the streets of London. Neither of them are said to have been remarkable for their vocal or instrumental talents. My mother’s voice was, indeed, exceedingly shrill an..
English Folk-Song and Dance
by Frank KidsonA simple air of eight or sixteen bars may not appear difficult to evolve, or even worth evolving at all, much less of record; but when the matter is further considered, we have to acknowledge that seemingly trivial melodies have wrought effects which have upset thrones and changed the fate of nations. Where they have not had this great political in..
How to Study Fiorillo
by Edith Lynwood WinnHow to Study Fiorillo: A detailed, descriptive analysis of how to practice these studies, based upon the best teachings of representative, modern violin playing.FEDERIGO FIORILLO was born in 1753, at Brunswick, where his father, a Neapolitan, lived as conductor of the opera. It seems that at first Fiorillo was a player of the mandolin, and later on..
How to Sing
by Luisa TetrazziniEVERY day of my life I receive letters from men and women, mostly women, whom I do not know personally, asking me to advise them how best to use their vocal talents. Some of my correspondents also request me to give them an audition so that they can demonstrate their claim to be embryonic stars.It is manifestly impossible for me to spend all my tim..
Music and Life
by Thomas Whitney SuretteDuring the last twenty or thirty years there has been an enormous increase in the United States of what may be called “institutional” music. We have built opera houses, we have formed many new orchestras, and we have established the teaching of music in nearly all our public and private schools and colleges, so that a casual person observing all th..
Mozart's Youth
by Franz HoffmannThe life-story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart contained in this volume closes with his admission to membership in the Accademia Filarmonica at Bologna, Italy. Mozart was then in his fifteenth year. Up to that time his life had been a happy one, free from care, untouched by adversity, and crowned with continuous successes. He was admired by the people, ..