Produced by David Widger






INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG

GREAT MUSICIANS

BY GEORGE T. FERRIS

1891


Compiled by David Widger




CONTENTS

##  THE GREAT GERMAN COMPOSERS

##  GREAT ITALIAN AND FRENCH COMPOSERS

##  GREAT MUSICAL COMPOSERS

##  GREAT VIOLINISTS AND PIANISTS

##  GREAT SINGERS, FIRST SERIES

##  GREAT SINGERS, SECOND SERIES







TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES

THE GREAT GERMAN COMPOSERS
By George T. Ferris
CONTENTS
NOTE.
BACH.
HANDEL.
GLUCK
HAYDN.
MOZART.
BEETHOVEN.
SCHUBERT, SCHUMANN, AND FRANZ.
CHOPIN.
WEBER.
MENDELSSOHN.
RICHARD WAGNER.

GREAT ITALIAN AND FRENCH COMPOSERS
By George T. Ferris
CONTENTS
NOTE.
THE GREAT ITALIAN AND FRENCH COMPOSERS.
PALESTRINA.
PICCINI, PAISIELLO, AND CIMAROSA
ROSSINI.
VERDI.
CHERUBINI AND HIS PREDECESSORS.
MÉHUL, SPONTINI, AND HALÉVY.
BOÏELDIEU AND AUBER.
MEYERBEER.
GOUNOD AND THOMAS.
BERLIOZ.

GREAT MUSICAL COMPOSERS
GERMAN, FRENCH, AND ITALIAN
By George T. Ferris
Edited, With An Introduction By Mrs. William Sharp
CONTENTS
 	PAGE
Introduction	vii
Bach	1
Handel	7
Gluck	36
Haydn	46
Mozart	59
Beethoven	70
Schubert and Schumann	87
Chopin	103
Weber	115
Mendelssohn	124
Wagner	131
Palestrina	147
Piccini, Paisiello, and Cimarosa	154
Rossini	175
Donizetti and Bellini	200
Verdi	213
Cherubini and his Predecessors	226
Méhul, Spontini, and Halévy	260
Boïeldieu and Auber	273
Meyerbeer	281
Gounod	297
Berlioz	310
Appendix: Chronological Table	335

GREAT VIOLINISTS AND PIANISTS
By George T. Ferris


CONTENTS
NOTE
THE GREAT VIOLINISTS AND PIANISTS.
THE VIOLIN AND EARLY VIOLINISTS.
VIOTTI.
LUDWIG SPOHR.
NICOLO PAGANINI.
DE BÉRIOT
OLE BULL.
MUZIO CLEMENTI
MOSCHELES.
THE SCHUMANNS AND CHOPIN.
THALBERG AND GOTTSCHALK.
FRANZ LISZT.

GREAT SINGERS
FAUSTINA BORDONI  TO  HENRIETTA SONTAG
By George T. Ferris
1891
CONTENTS
NOTE.
DETAILED CONTENTS.
GREAT SINGERS, FROM FAUSTINA BORDONI TO HENRIETTA SONTAG.
FAUSTINA BORDONI.
CATARINA GABRIELLI.
SOPHIE ARNOULD.
ELIZABETH BILLINGTON AND HER CONTEMPORARIES.
ANGELICA CATALANI.
GIUDITTA PASTA.
HENRIETTA SONTAG.

GREAT SINGERS
MALIBRAN TO TITIENS

By George T. Ferris
1891
CONTENTS
NOTE.
DETAILED CONTENTS.
GREAT SINGERS, SECOND SERIES, MALIBRAN TO TITIENS.
MARIA FELICIA MALIBRAN.
WILHELMINA SCHRÖDER-DEVRIENT.
GIULIA GRISI.
PAULINE VIARDOT.
FANNY PERSIANI.
MARIETTA ALBONI.
JENNY LIND.
SOPHIE CRUVELLI.
THERESA TITIENS.