Project Gutenberg 2011-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 412 Fay, Amy 1844 1928 Peirce, Fay 1836 Peirce, M. Fay (Melusina Fay) Peirce, Melusina Fay Music-Study in Germany, from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 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.) "Music-Study in Germany" by Amy Fay is a collection of personal letters and observations written in the late 19th century. This work documents the author's experiences as a music student in Germany, highlighting her interactions with notable musicians and the musical culture of the time. The correspondence not only offers a glimpse into the life of an aspiring musician but also reflects on the educational practices and societal norms she encountered. At the start of the text, the author arrives in Berlin, setting the scene with vivid descriptions of her living quarters and the German customs surrounding her. She expresses her initial impressions of her new surroundings and her excitement about studying at the conservatory. Fay recounts her first lessons, the challenges of adapting to a different culture, and her experiences with other musicians, including her teacher, Tausig. These opening portions capture her enthusiasm, struggles, and insights into the rigorous environment that characterized music study in 19th-century Germany, establishing a personal narrative that invites readers into her journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/37322/37322-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Germany -- Social life and customs Music -- Germany Fay, Amy, 1844-1928 Pianists -- United States -- Correspondence Music -- Instruction and study -- Germany ML Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Music Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Biographies Category: Travel Writing Category: Music 589988 2025-06-15T08:47:16.320881 text/html 591430 2011-09-05T15:41:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 273809 2011-09-05T15:42:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 284304 2025-06-15T08:47:23.507853 application/epub+zip 294751 2025-06-15T08:47:17.214847 application/epub+zip 293283 2025-06-15T08:47:16.765890 application/epub+zip 455829 2025-06-15T08:47:28.420799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415423 2025-06-15T08:47:22.983825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412354 2022-09-17T06:57:56.329180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546700 2025-06-15T08:47:15.557869 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 546479 2011-09-05T15:41:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 212310 2011-09-05T15:42:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 546241 2011-09-05T15:41:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 212126 2011-09-05T15:42:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 546413 2011-09-05T15:41:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211981 2011-09-05T15:42:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24199 2025-06-15T08:47:28.585787 application/rdf+xml 11316 2025-06-15T08:47:16.862852 image/jpeg 1662 2025-06-15T08:47:16.814853 image/jpeg 273738 2025-06-15T08:47:16.381851 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia