Music
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…
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
Benjamin Britten
Britten's operas are firmly established in the international repertoire: according to Operabase, they are performed worldwide more than thos…
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…
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…
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…
This Is Jazz
This Is Jazz premiered on January 18, 1947, and aired until October 4 of the same year. Hosted by jazz historian Rudi Blesh, the program foc…
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…
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 …
Andrews Sisters
The Sisters sing "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." Curt Massey sings "I'll Buy That Dream." The Sisters sing "Put That Rin…
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
Mendelssohn And Certain Masterworks
In the compass of the present pamphlet it is impossible to give more than a cursory survey of Mendelssohn’s happy but extraordinarily crowde…
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…
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 …
London Contemporary Orchestra
BBC Open Ear presents music from the leading-edge of the UK’s contemporary scene. The London Contemporary Orchestra showcases an alternative…
Contemporary American Composers
Discusses American composers considered significant at the end of the 19th century. - Summary by Anthony St. Pierre
Jazz Today
Episode #154 of "Jazz Today" is hosted by Bill Coben on KOMO, Seattle, and was broadcast on April 16, 1959. This episode highlight…
Pushing Leaves Towards the Sun
When Oso gets yanked off his motorcycle and killed by a closed parking lot chain, Billy feels guilty for having taught him to hop curbs and …