# Famous composers and their works, Vol. 3 Author: Paine, John Knowles, 1839-1906 [Editor]; Klauser, Karl, 1823-1905 [Editor]; Thomas, Theodore, 1835-1905 [Editor] Genre: Category: Biographies Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72822 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Famous+composers+and+their+works%2C+Vol.+3+Paine&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary Joseph Joachim Raff, was the son of an organist and teacher, Franz Joseph Raff, who early in 1822 left the little Würtemberg city of Weisenstetter in the Horb district of the Black Forest to settle in Lachen on the lake of Zurich in the canton Schwyz. Here on May 27 of the same year the boy was born. In his early childhood he displayed that mental ability which does not always fulfill its promise in years of maturity. He was able to translate Homer at the age of seven and generally preferred books to rude outdoor sports. He displayed musical tendencies, too, learning to play the organ and to sing in the choir; but no special attention was given to his musical training, probably because hi... ## Chapters - [Part 30](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/30/index.md) - [Part 29](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/29/index.md) - [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/8/index.md) - [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/4/index.md) - [Part 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/27/index.md) - [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/7/index.md) - [Part 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/11/index.md) - [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/1/index.md) - [Part 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/16/index.md) - [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/3/index.md) - [Part 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/18/index.md) - [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/9/index.md) - [Part 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/17/index.md) - [Part 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/25/index.md) - [Part 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/21/index.md) - [Part 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/12/index.md) - [Part 31](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/31/index.md) - [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/2/index.md) - [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/5/index.md) - [Part 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/28/index.md) - [Part 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/24/index.md) - [Part 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/26/index.md) - [Part 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/13/index.md) - [Part 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/22/index.md) - [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/6/index.md) - [Part 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/14/index.md) - [Part 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/10/index.md) - [Part 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/15/index.md) - [Part 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/19/index.md) - [Part 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/23/index.md) - [Part 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/20/index.md) - [Part 32](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/famous-composers-and-their-works-vol-3-72822/chapters/32/index.md)