Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought)

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by  Kathleen Krull

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GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES
(And What the Neighbors Thought)
written by illustrated by
KATHLEEN KATHRYN
KRULL HEWITT
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NO SECRET that Beethoven went deaf,
that Mozart had constant money problems, and
that Gilbert and Sullivan wrote musicals. But what
were these people—and other famous musicians—
really like? What did they eat? What did they wear?
How did they spend their time? What were they like
as children? What were their phobias, obsessions,
and bad habits? And what did their neighbors think
of it all?
Here are the fascinating and often humorous stories
of twenty famous musicians—people of all shapes,
sizes, temperaments, and lifestyles, from various
countries and historical periods, beginning with
Vivaldi and ending with Woody Guthrie. Accompa¬
nied by brilliant caricatures. Lives of the Musicians
will appeal to those who love music, to those who
like to hear the story behind a famous name, and to
just about everyone else.
1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2. Johannes Brahms
3. Scottjoplin
4. Clara Schumann
5. Ludwig van Beethoven
6. Charles Ives
7. Frederic Chopin
8. Igor Stravinsky
9. Stephen Foster
10. Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
11. Giuseppe Verdi
12. Woody Guthrie
13. Johann Sebastian Bach
14. George Gershwin
15. Nadia Boulanger
16. Sergei Prokofiev
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“The more of us musicians there are,
the crazier we all become”
Erik Satie
—
Saint Cecilia, known as the special protector of all musicians
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GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES
(And What the Neighbors Thought)
WRITTEN BY KATHLEEN KRULL
ILLUSTRATED BY KATHRYN HEWITT
HARCOURT BRACE & COMPANY
SAN DIEGO NEW YORK LONDON
I am indebted first to Sister Mary Jane, O.S.F., and then to the
solid collection of music biographies at the Athenaeum Music and Arts
Library of La Jolla; the Music Library, University of California,
San Diego; and the San Diego Public Library.
Special thanks to Donna L. Keefe, L. Ac. — K. K.
Text copyright © 1993 by Kathleen Krull
Illustrations copyright © 1993 by Kathryn Hewitt
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Puhlication Data
Krull, Kathleen.
Lives of the musicians: good times, bad times (and what the neighbors thought)/hy Kathleen Krull;
illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt,
p. cm.
Summary: The lives of twenty composers and musicians, ranging from Vivaldi, Mozart, and Bach to
Gershwin, Gilbert & Sullivan, and Woody Guthrie, are profiled in this eclectic, humorous,
and informative collection.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-15-200285-5
1. Musicians —Biography. 1. Hewitt, Kathryn. II. Title.
ML385.K89 1993
780'.92'2-dc20 91-33497
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The illustrations in this hook were done in
Winsor & Newton watercolors on Winsor &. Newton watercolor paper.
The display type wms set in Goudy with Kuenstler Script initial caps.
The text type was set in Goudy
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Color separations by Bright Arts, Ltd., Singapore
Printed and bound by Tien Wah Press, Singapore
Production supervision by Warren Wallerstein and Fran Wager
Designed by Lisa Peters
To Ken, Carleton, and Kevin Krull
-K. K.
To Annelise, who sang before she
could speak
-K. H.
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