1. Introduction
Like artists’ autobiographies (Art theory 6.2.), musicians’ autobiographies fall within the bounds of the definition of autobiography as a genre in literary science [7. 14]. They extend to include the musical self-portraits left by troubadours (in their vidas) and composers from the late Middle Ages. The spectrum of musicians’ autobiographical writings ranges from formally prosaic professional or education curricula vitae by way of diaries, letters, and fictional autobiog…