Words on Music: From Addison to BarzunJack Sullivan Ohio University Press, 1990 - 438 pages Features essays covering instrumental and vocal music from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. |
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From Addison to Barzun Jack Sullivan. The Roots of Bach's Art Bach's Tone Painting Bach's Brandenburgs ALBERT SCHWEITZER In addition to being a celebrated ... Bach's Art, Bach's Tone Paintings, Bach's Brandenburgs, Albert Schweitzer.
From Addison to Barzun Jack Sullivan. The Roots of Bach's Art Bach's Tone Painting Bach's Brandenburgs ALBERT SCHWEITZER In addition to being a celebrated ... Bach's Art, Bach's Tone Paintings, Bach's Brandenburgs, Albert Schweitzer.
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From Addison to Barzun Jack Sullivan. Bach's Tone Painting The relation of Bach's music to its text is the most intimate that T can be imagined . This is evident even in externals . The struc- ture of his musical phrase does not merely ...
From Addison to Barzun Jack Sullivan. Bach's Tone Painting The relation of Bach's music to its text is the most intimate that T can be imagined . This is evident even in externals . The struc- ture of his musical phrase does not merely ...
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From Addison to Barzun Jack Sullivan. Bach's Brandenburgs The Brandenburg concertos are the purest products of Bach's polyphonic style . Neither on the organ nor on the clavier could T he have worked out the architecture of a movement ...
From Addison to Barzun Jack Sullivan. Bach's Brandenburgs The Brandenburg concertos are the purest products of Bach's polyphonic style . Neither on the organ nor on the clavier could T he have worked out the architecture of a movement ...
Contents
The Elusive Art Jack Sullivan | 3 |
Music into Words Jacques Barzun | 14 |
Three Diatribes George Bernard Shaw | 32 |
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Maestros of the Pen: A History of Classical Music Criticism in America Mark N. Grant,Eric Friedheim No preview available - 1998 |