Author: Alexander Flamant

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-17

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9781528581301

Excerpt from The Realm of Tones: Three Hundred and Two Portraits of the Most Celebrated European Musicians With Short Biographical Notices Thus, this work may serve the reader, even if he does not possess any special historical culture, as a short compendium of the history of music; at the same time, on account of its handy form, it will be a convenient book of reference and a welcome substitute for those voluminous dictionaries which treat of musical subjects at great length. The order in which the portraits follow each other, is not to be looked upon as of any categorical importance; in fact, headings, marking distinct paragraphs, have been intentionally omitted, for it is difficult to classify free artist-natures in music, the freest of all arts. In accordance with the general plan of the work, the portraits of the Italian artists are followed by those of the Germans, the French, the Scandinavians, and the English; the violinists, the pianists, the composers of operettas and rhythmical dances, the violoncellists, and the great stars of dramatic and lyric singing are classed together. This collection does not claim any degree of completeness; good and reliable portraits of many old masters were not obtainable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.