Music
The Perfect Wagnerite
Read by Bob Neufeld
George Bernard Shaw
The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring (originally published London, 1898) is a philosophical commentary on Richard Wagne…
Our Old Nursery Rhymes
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Alfred Moffat
Our Old Nursery Rhymes (1911) is a book of 30 of folkloric songs arranged by Alfred Moffatt and beautifully illustrated by H. Willebeck Le M…
Hymn Collection 001
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Various
Librivox volunteers sing twenty of their favourite hymns.All Glory Laud and Honor - Words translated from the Latin of Theodolph of Orleans;…
For Every Music Lover
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Aubertine Woodward Moore
A series of essays for music lovers, covering many topics. From music appreciation, to violin and symphony, music education, to piano and, i…
Chopin: the Man and His Music
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James Huneker
A biography of the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin and a critical analysis of his work by American music …
J.S. Bach, Volume 1
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Albert Schweitzer
An analysis of Johann Sebastian Bach's life and musical compositions, and of the artistic, philosophical, and religious world in which he ac…
Piano and Song
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Friedrich Wieck
This book talks about teaching, learning and performing on the piano in a delightful style, alternating between conversation and instruction…
The Song Against Songs
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G. K. Chesterton
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Song Against Songs by G. K. Chesterton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Octobe…
A Popular History of the Art of Music
Read by Tony Oliva
W. S. B. Mathews
Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compas…
The Baby's Songbook
Read by Carol Stripling
Walter Crane
This is a collection of 14 songs chosen from Walter Crane's "The Baby's Opera" and "The Baby's Bouquet" containing class…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Read by David Wales
Herbert Francis Peyser
Mozart’s earthly career was so poignantly short yet so filled with incalculable achievement that the author of this booklet finds himself co…
The Life of Mozart Volume 1
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Otto Jahn
An in depth look into the life of one of the greatest ever composers and musicians. Mozart was truly a gifted individual and this is an inte…
Shakespeare and Music
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Christopher Wilson
Shakespeare's plays are full of music: love songs, comic ditties, serious ballads, and songs for witches and spirits. Over the centuries mus…
Jazz Fantasia
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Carl Sandburg
As our weekly poem of 30-July-2006, “Jazz Fantasia” was a special challenge because it isn’t just about jazz, it IS jazz. The rhythm is cent…
Folk Ballad Collection 001
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Various
LibriVox’s first collection of sung and spoken folk ballads (13 in collection).
Favorite Hymns 01
Read by BookAngel7
Various
From the earliest period of history, God's people have found joy in expressing their praise to Him in song. This is a collection of 30 favo…
Stories From The Operas
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Gladys Davidson
"Owing to the appreciation which has been accorded to my three series of "Stories from the Operas," it has been decided to re…
Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works
Read by Edmund Bloxam
Edward Baxter Perry
A look at the poetic motivations behind certain piano works. An understanding of these pieces on purely poetic grounds, with little insight …
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Read by David Wales
Pitts Sanborn
The late Pitts Sanborn wrote this booklet under the title Beethoven and his Nine Symphonies... I have left Mr. Sanborn’s pages on the symph…
Padre Ignacio, Or The Song Of Temptation
Read by David Wales
Owen Wister
Padre Ignacio has been the pastor of California mission Santa Ysabel del Mar for twenty years. In 1855 a stranger rides into the mission bri…