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100 1 _aFerris, George T.
_q(George Titus),
_d1840-
245 1 0 _aGreat Musical Composers: German, French, and Italian
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-11-20
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Bach -- Handel -- Gluck -- Haydn -- Mozart -- Beethoven -- Schubert and Schumann -- Chopin -- Weber -- Mendelssohn -- Wagner -- Palestrina -- Piccini, Paisiello, and Cimarosa -- Rossini -- Donizetti and Bellini -- Verdi -- Cherubini and his Predecessors -- Méhul, Spontini, and Halévy -- Boïeldieu and Auber -- Meyerbeer -- Gounod -- Berlioz -- Appendix: Chronological table.
508 _aE-text prepared by Colin Bell, Sam W., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team,
520 _a"Great Musical Composers: German, French, and Italian" by George T. Ferris is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work provides biographical sketches of prominent composers from these three nationalities, tracing the evolution of their music and the impact they had on the art form. Ferris aims to make the lives of these musical geniuses accessible to a broader audience, appealing not just to scholars but also to music enthusiasts and the general public. The opening of the text introduces the book's purpose and structure, which includes a focus on significant figures like Bach, Handel, and Gluck. It highlights the historical context of music's development through the Renaissance and into the modern era, illustrating how these composers contributed to shaping musical forms such as opera and oratorio. In addition, the text acknowledges influences from other artistic movements and discusses the rivalry among composers, paving the way for an exploration of their individual achievements in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aComposers
700 1 _aSharp, Elizabeth A.
_q(Elizabeth Amelia),
_d1856-1932
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34381
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