Project Gutenberg 2017-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 430 Paine, John Knowles 1839 1906 Dolores, Dr. Klauser, Karl 1823 1905 Thomas, Theodore 1835 1905 Famous composers and their works, Vol. 1 Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jane Robins, with special credit to Linda Cantoni for the music files, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Famous Composers and Their Works, Vol. 1" by John Knowles Paine, Theodore Thomas, and Karl Klauser is a comprehensive historical account written in the early 20th century. The volume serves as a detailed guide to significant composers from the Netherlands school and beyond, including notable figures such as Orlando di Lasso and Josquin des Prés. It explores their contributions and the evolution of musical art during their times, emphasizing the impact they had on modern music. The opening of the book introduces Orlando di Lasso, highlighting his remarkable upbringing in Mons and the trajectory of his career, which led him to become a leading figure in the Netherlands school of composition. It details Lasso's education, early performances, and eventual rise to prominence as chapel-master in Munich, where he produced many influential works. The text outlines Lasso's prolific nature, technical innovations, and artistic relationships, setting the stage for the exploration of his music and legacy in subsequent sections of the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Musicians Music -- History and criticism M Text Category: History - Other Category: Music 978401 2025-06-22T05:28:31.243237 text/html 964697 2017-06-26T10:12:18 text/html 18013554 2025-06-22T05:28:48.138635 application/epub+zip 9385309 2025-06-22T05:28:35.004161 application/epub+zip 435961 2025-06-22T05:28:33.407180 application/epub+zip 9594178 2025-06-22T05:28:57.107651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9528881 2025-06-22T05:28:45.690169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616651 2022-09-25T01:38:14.003723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 868322 2025-06-22T05:28:29.227228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 868580 2017-06-23T15:05:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19581 2025-06-22T05:28:57.310599 application/rdf+xml 17158 2025-06-22T05:28:33.566222 image/jpeg 2540 2025-06-22T05:28:33.486195 image/jpeg 320086 2017-06-26T10:13:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 17659323 2017-06-26T10:13:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 17876460 2025-06-22T05:28:32.316194 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