Project Gutenberg 2014-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 487 Crowest, Frederick James 1850 1927 03017444 Verdi: Man and Musician His Biography with Especial Reference to His English Experiences E-text prepared by David Tipple and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "Verdi: Man and Musician" by Frederick James Crowest is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The book examines the life and career of the illustrious Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, with a particular focus on his experiences in England and his significant impact on the world of music. It portrays Verdi not just as a prolific composer, but also as a person shaped by his early life and the circumstances surrounding his works. The opening of the book introduces readers to Verdi's origins, detailing his birth in Roncole, Italy, and the humble beginnings of his family, who ran an inn. Crowest provides insight into Verdi's childhood, highlighting crucial moments that sparked his interest in music, such as his enchantment with street organ players and the music at church. It emphasizes that Verdi was not a prodigy but rather a quietly thoughtful child who developed his musical talents through a natural, passionate dedication rather than through forced instruction. This early foundation in a music-poor environment raises questions about how someone from such modest beginnings could eventually transform into one of the greatest composers in opera history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46316/46316-h/images/cleantitlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 57.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Composers -- Italy -- Biography Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 ML Text Category: Biographies Category: Music 541559 2025-08-18T15:47:15.862625 text/html 510754 2024-10-24T08:47:04 text/html 732065 2025-08-18T15:47:26.762548 application/epub+zip 738608 2025-08-18T15:47:18.541585 application/epub+zip 241009 2025-08-18T15:47:17.141567 application/epub+zip 915013 2025-08-18T15:47:32.237484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 839333 2025-08-18T15:47:25.078531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343239 2022-09-21T05:28:52.893979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416616 2025-08-18T15:47:14.331574 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396668 2024-10-24T08:47:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16414 2025-08-18T15:47:32.504481 application/rdf+xml 11001 2025-08-18T15:47:17.299551 image/jpeg 2157 2025-08-18T15:47:17.222550 image/jpeg 678216 2025-08-18T15:47:15.918571 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