TY - BOOK AU - Gounod,Charles AU - Hutchinson,W.Hely TI - Charles Gounod: Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music AV - ML PY - 2011/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Composers -- France -- Biography KW - Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893 KW - Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869 KW - Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Henry VIII KW - Accademia di Francia (Rome, Italy) N1 - Release date is 2011-04-10; Charles Gounod -- Later letters of Charles Gounod -- Berlioz -- M. Camille Saint-Saëns and his opera "Henri VIII" -- Nature and art -- The Academy of France at Rome -- The artist and modern society; 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.); Original publication data not identified N2 - "Charles Gounod" by Charles Gounod is an autobiographical account supplemented with family letters and notes on music, written in the late 19th century. The book primarily focuses on the life of the composer Charles Gounod, detailing the significant events that shaped his artistic journey and personal existence, alongside his reflections on music and family influences. Readers can expect an intimate look at Gounod's early life, including his formative experiences, familial relationships, and early musical inspirations. The opening of the narrative establishes Gounod's familial roots, detailing the strong influence of his mother, Victoire Lemachois, whose remarkable artistic background and perseverance shaped his upbringing. Gounod depicts his mother's struggles and sacrifices, her early education in music and drawing, and how these led to her ability to support her family after the death of his father. The narrative unfolds Gounod's childhood memories, his burgeoning love for music, and the foundation upon which his future musical career was built, setting the stage for his artistic aspirations and experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35812 ER -