Originally published in 1891 as a portion of the author’s larger “A Score of Famous Composers,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 30 pages, describes the life and work of German baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
Sample passage:
Sebastian, having easily mastered all the exercises and pieces given him, and quite outstripped his brother’s capacity to teach him, wanted something more. He would have liked the volume of organ pieces; but his brother, through pride or jealousy, withheld it from him, and kept it locked up in a latticed bookcase, where it could be seen, exasperatingly tempting. One night the lad could not resist his longing: he crept down stealthily, and succeeded in working the precious roll through the wire lattice. He had no lamp or candle; his only light was the torch of the moon, fickle and uncertain, and it was six long months before the music was copied out. His perseverance and the risk that he ran of ruining his eyes were ill-rewarded: his brother found what he had been doing, and punished him by confiscating the hard-earned copy.
About the author:
Nathan H. Dole (1852-1935) was an American author, editor, and translator. Other works include “Young Folks’ History of Russia,” “The Greek Poets,” and “The Life of Count Tolstoi.”
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