Free music & musicians books

Books about music and musicians put a soundtrack on the page. Bands on the road, composers at the piano, singers on the way up or down: these stories are about talent, obsession and the life around the stage. Novels, memoirs and biographies all play here. This list shows the ones you can read in full for free.

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Lost illusions
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Lost illusions

Honoré de Balzac

Published 1897

408 pages

Trilby
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Trilby

George Du Maurier

Published 1894

270 pages

Aida
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Aida

Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Ghislanzoni

Published 1875

332 pages

Francois Liszt
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Francois Liszt

Janka Wohl

Published 1887

268 pages

Cherubini
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Cherubini

Edward Bellasis

Published 1874

466 pages

Sir Arthur Sullivan
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Sir Arthur Sullivan

Arthur Lawrence, Wilfred Bendall, Benjamin William Findon, BW 1859 Findon

Published 1899

404 pages

1841-1853
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1841-1853

Richard Wagner

Published 1889

382 pages

The Orchestra
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The Orchestra

Ebenezer Prout

Published 1899

312 pages

Familiar Songs
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Familiar Songs

Helen Kendrick Johnson

Published 1896

686 pages

Ole Bull
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Ole Bull

Sara C. Bull

Published 1882

444 pages