Project Gutenberg 2019-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 764 Damrosch, Walter 1862 1950 Damrosch, Walter Johannes My Musical Life Produced by Al Haines, Cindy Beyer & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net "My Musical Life" by Walter Damrosch is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The work chronicles the life of the author, a prominent American conductor and composer, as he reflects on his childhood, his family's musical legacy, and the significant events that shaped his career in music. The memoir intertwines personal anecdotes with historical musical contexts, providing readers with insight into the evolution of classical music in America and the influential figures that Damrosch encountered. The opening of the memoir introduces Walter Damrosch's early life in Breslau, Silesia, detailing his childhood experiences amidst the backdrop of war and his family's artistic environment. He recalls vivid memories of witnessing military parades, the loss of a sibling, and his father's struggles to establish a musical community. These formative experiences not only ignite his passion for music but also highlight the struggles and triumphs that ultimately lead to his family's emigration to America. As he sets the stage for a life immersed in music, Damrosch elicits a sense of nostalgia and reveals the profound impact his early years had on his later endeavors in the musical world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950 Conductors (Music) -- United States -- Biography ML Text Category: Biographies Category: American Literature Category: Music 828637 2025-06-23T12:13:41.512737 text/html 802816 2019-02-11T13:07:40 text/html 725535 2025-06-23T12:13:53.570712 application/epub+zip 737647 2025-06-23T12:13:43.839796 application/epub+zip 348921 2025-06-23T12:13:42.689713 application/epub+zip 944486 2025-06-23T12:14:00.783676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 877110 2025-06-23T12:13:52.224726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490239 2022-09-26T18:15:17.293688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 678909 2025-06-23T12:13:39.982782 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 679177 2019-02-11T13:07:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18598 2025-06-23T12:14:00.961677 application/rdf+xml 11818 2025-06-23T12:13:42.846718 image/jpeg 1944 2025-06-23T12:13:42.767742 image/jpeg 257350 2019-02-11T13:07:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 687509 2019-02-11T13:07:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 689249 2025-06-23T12:13:41.608791 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