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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book chronicles Anton Bruckner's life from his humble beginnings as a schoolteacher and church organist, through to his celebrated career as a composer and teacher of harmony and counterpoint at the Vienna Conservatory. The author, who was Bruckner's student, provides rich anecdotes that illuminate his teacher's genius and eccentricities. Throughout the book, we learn about Bruckner's struggles with critics and his profound religious beliefs that inspired his compositions. The author places particular emphasis on Bruckner's impact on late Romantic music and his influence on subsequent generations of composers. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.