Project Gutenberg 2011-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 280 Gounod, Charles 1818 1893 Gounod, Charles François Gounod, Charles Francois Hutchinson, W. Hely 04000987 Charles Gounod Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 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.) "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.) http://book.klll.cc/files/35812/35812-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Composers -- France -- Biography Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893 Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869 Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Henry VIII Accademia di Francia (Rome, Italy) ML Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music Category: Biographies Category: French Literature Category: Music 337057 2025-06-14T14:14:34.340507 text/html 338561 2011-04-10T07:29:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 231199 2011-04-10T07:29:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 238912 2025-06-14T14:14:39.400524 application/epub+zip 242679 2025-06-14T14:14:35.113510 application/epub+zip 192925 2025-06-14T14:14:34.725592 application/epub+zip 361742 2025-06-14T14:14:43.162510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332989 2025-06-14T14:14:39.009567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278622 2022-09-16T11:19:31.869029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309577 2025-06-14T14:14:33.808503 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 309414 2011-04-10T07:29:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 123976 2011-04-10T07:29:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 309418 2011-04-10T07:29:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123736 2011-04-10T07:29:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22329 2025-06-14T14:14:43.327461 application/rdf+xml 22737 2025-06-14T14:14:34.820500 image/jpeg 2197 2025-06-14T14:14:34.773559 image/jpeg 231069 2025-06-14T14:14:34.381543 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia