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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Page 121
... called for ; nevertheless , their performance is on the whole quite difficult . Many a so - called virtuoso condemns this music , objecting that it is " very difficult ” and into the bargain “ very ungrateful . ” Now , as regards ...
... called for ; nevertheless , their performance is on the whole quite difficult . Many a so - called virtuoso condemns this music , objecting that it is " very difficult ” and into the bargain “ very ungrateful . ” Now , as regards ...
Page 163
... called “ Isaac Stern and His Friends " was good enough to work the customary magic . As I made my way home through the driving rain , I pondered again on the mystery of that slow movement . All music - indeed , all art — is in a sense ...
... called “ Isaac Stern and His Friends " was good enough to work the customary magic . As I made my way home through the driving rain , I pondered again on the mystery of that slow movement . All music - indeed , all art — is in a sense ...
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... called standard works are evidently the solid , nourishing part of the diet ; the others are like a rich dessert not to be overindulged in . Some are tempted to explain the differ- ence by the superior dramatic force of the works that ...
... called standard works are evidently the solid , nourishing part of the diet ; the others are like a rich dessert not to be overindulged in . Some are tempted to explain the differ- ence by the superior dramatic force of the works that ...
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 |