Music
A Popular History of the Art of Music
Read by Tony Oliva
W. S. B. Mathews
Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compas…
The Baby's Songbook
Read by Carol Stripling
Walter Crane
This is a collection of 14 songs chosen from Walter Crane's "The Baby's Opera" and "The Baby's Bouquet" containing class…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Read by David Wales
Herbert Francis Peyser
Mozart’s earthly career was so poignantly short yet so filled with incalculable achievement that the author of this booklet finds himself co…
The Life of Mozart Volume 1
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Otto Jahn
An in depth look into the life of one of the greatest ever composers and musicians. Mozart was truly a gifted individual and this is an inte…
Shakespeare and Music
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Christopher Wilson
Shakespeare's plays are full of music: love songs, comic ditties, serious ballads, and songs for witches and spirits. Over the centuries mus…
Jazz Fantasia
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Carl Sandburg
As our weekly poem of 30-July-2006, “Jazz Fantasia” was a special challenge because it isn’t just about jazz, it IS jazz. The rhythm is cent…
LibriVox 8th Anniversary Collection
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
For the past few years we have celebrated the anniversary of LibriVox with a collection loosely themed on the number of the anniversary year…
Folk Ballad Collection 001
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
LibriVox’s first collection of sung and spoken folk ballads (13 in collection).
Christmas Carol Collection 2010
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
LibriVox volunteers get into the festive spirit to bring you this year's selection of carols and Christmas music - both sacred and secular.
Favorite Hymns 01
Read by BookAngel7
Various
From the earliest period of history, God's people have found joy in expressing their praise to Him in song. This is a collection of 30 favo…
Stories From The Operas
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Gladys Davidson
"Owing to the appreciation which has been accorded to my three series of "Stories from the Operas," it has been decided to re…
LibriVox 6th Anniversary Collection
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
What do you do for a sixth anniversary? We challenged our readers to find any short works which had 'six' in the title - in any language. Th…
Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works
Read by Edmund Bloxam
Edward Baxter Perry
A look at the poetic motivations behind certain piano works. An understanding of these pieces on purely poetic grounds, with little insight …
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Read by David Wales
Pitts Sanborn
The late Pitts Sanborn wrote this booklet under the title Beethoven and his Nine Symphonies... I have left Mr. Sanborn’s pages on the symph…
Padre Ignacio, Or The Song Of Temptation
Read by David Wales
Owen Wister
Padre Ignacio has been the pastor of California mission Santa Ysabel del Mar for twenty years. In 1855 a stranger rides into the mission bri…
George Frideric Handel
Read by David Wales
Herbert Francis Peyser
Handel’s long career resembles a gigantic tapestry, so bewilderingly crowded with detail, so filled with turmoil and vicissitude, with vast …
Schubert And His Works
Read by David Wales
Herbert Francis Peyser
This is a short introduction to Franz Schubert’s life and works. “…to give the casual radio listener a slight idea of Schubert’s inundating…
Christmas Poetry and Hymn Collection
Read by Douglas D. Anderson
Various
This collection includes 40 different Christmas carols collected and read by Douglas D. Anderson, the creator of The Hymns and Carols of Chr…
Christmas Carol Collection 2009
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
The LibriVox community wants to bring you a special treat for the 2009 Holiday Season. Here is a collection of 30 traditional Christmas caro…
Public Domain Hymns 01
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Various
"Originally modeled on the Psalms and other poetic passages (commonly referred to as "canticles") in the Scriptures, Christia…