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Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work (1644–1737)
W. Henry Hill, Arthur F. Hill and Alfred E. Hill
Instrument-maker biography / organology / catalogue study · 1902 · English
W. Henry Hill, Arthur F. Hill and Alfred E. Hill. Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work (1644–1737). London: W. E. Hill & Sons, 1902.
Prepared by the Hill family of violin makers and dealers, this foundational study combines biography, documentary evidence, instrument description, workshop chronology and detailed observations on Stradivari’s construction. Plates and illustrations document important surviving instruments and physical characteristics.
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Verdi: A Biography
Mary Jane Phillips-Matz
Scholarly biography · 1993 · English
Mary Jane Phillips-Matz. Verdi: A Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
Verdi: A Biography is a substantial biographical or documentary resource concerning Giuseppe Verdi. The dossier identifies the work by author and subject and places it within the history of performance, composition, institutions, repertory and reception where relevant. It is especially useful for distinguishing primary testimony, later recollection and…
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Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works — Volume I
Moritz Karasowski
Biography / correspondence / works study · 1879 · English, translated from German
Moritz Karasowski. Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works — Volume I. London: William Reeves, 1879.
Volume I traces Chopin from family origins and childhood in Warsaw through his teachers Żywny and Elsner, his early public appearances, Polish musical influences, first journeys and the decisive departure from Poland. Karasowski integrates extensive correspondence into the narrative, giving the reader access to Chopin’s own language alongside…
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Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works — Volume II
Moritz Karasowski
Biography / correspondence / works study · 1879 · English, translated from German
Moritz Karasowski. Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works — Volume II. London: William Reeves, 1879.
Volume II continues Chopin’s biography into the mature European years, expanding the body of correspondence and placing the Paris period, friendships, performances and later decline within a narrative already established in Volume I. It remains particularly important because biography and letters are interwoven rather than separated into documentary…
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