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GREAT MUSICAL
COMPOSERS

GERMAN, FRENCH, AND ITALIAN

By GEORGE T. FERRIS

EDITED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION

BY

MRS. WILLIAM SHARP

LONDON
WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE
PATERNOSTER ROW
1887

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CONTENTS.