Project Gutenberg 2006-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 543 Ferris, George T. (George Titus) 1840 Ferris, George Titus Great Italian and French Composers Palestrina -- Piccini, Paisiello, and Cimarosa -- Rossini -- Verdi -- Cherubini and his predecessors -- Méhul, Spontini, and Halévy -- Boïeldieu and Auber -- Meyerbeer -- Gounod and Thomas -- Berlioz. Produced by David Widger "Great Italian and French Composers" by George T. Ferris is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book presents detailed sketches of prominent Italian and French composers, emphasizing their contributions to music and their historical significance. Ferris aims to make the information accessible and interesting to the general music-loving public, rather than just to scholars. At the start of the book, Ferris discusses the challenges of summarizing the vast contributions of notable composers in a limited format. He draws on prior works and provides insights into figures like Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, highlighting his life, significant works, and the impact of his music. The narrative illustrates how Palestrina, along with other composers, shaped Italian music and laid the groundwork for future developments in the operatic tradition, portraying a rich historical context for understanding the evolution of musical genres through significant personalities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Musicians -- Italy Musicians -- France ML Text Category: History - Other Category: Music 439467 2025-10-07T11:29:09.319932 text/html 430683 2006-01-04T15:03:44 text/html 325349 2025-10-07T11:29:13.428888 application/epub+zip 334523 2025-10-07T11:29:09.809936 application/epub+zip 219908 2025-10-07T11:29:09.557990 application/epub+zip 446855 2025-10-07T11:29:16.591851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424945 2025-10-07T11:29:13.186905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310566 2022-09-08T11:15:14.894771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420448 2025-10-07T11:29:08.935943 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420388 2006-01-04T15:03:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420388 2006-01-04T15:03:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19920 2025-10-07T11:29:16.721870 application/rdf+xml 10290 2025-10-07T11:29:09.629909 image/jpeg 1840 2025-10-07T11:29:09.593890 image/jpeg 165237 2006-01-04T15:04:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 312452 2006-01-04T15:04:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 164962 2006-01-04T15:04:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 314054 2025-10-07T11:29:09.359914 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog