Download or read book Story-Lives of Master Musicians (Yesterday's Classics) written by Harriette Brower and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging introduction to 22 of the world's greatest musicians, highlighting their struggles and triumphs, beginning in boyhood and lasting until the end of their days. Much emphasis is placed on the ways they learned their craft, whether at a father's knee, by copying musical scores, or in company of great masters who had gone before. Their travels and greatest successes are recounted in detail, making the musicians and their works all the more memorable for the youthful reader.