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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... concert on Saturday afternoon , when he conducted a performance of his Five Orchestral Pieces . It may be remembered that when these works were played at a Queen's Hall promenade concert in Septem- ber 1912 , they seemed so destitute of ...
... concert on Saturday afternoon , when he conducted a performance of his Five Orchestral Pieces . It may be remembered that when these works were played at a Queen's Hall promenade concert in Septem- ber 1912 , they seemed so destitute of ...
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... concert . It is a pity , indeed , that the practice of playing big new works twice at the same concert is not more preva- lent . Last week at Queen's Hall we had an interesting sidelight on the relations between the critics and the ...
... concert . It is a pity , indeed , that the practice of playing big new works twice at the same concert is not more preva- lent . Last week at Queen's Hall we had an interesting sidelight on the relations between the critics and the ...
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... Concert Hall of the 92nd Street Y , and author of Understanding Toscanini ( chosen by the National Book Critics Circle as one of the most distinguished books of 1987 ) , is a probing commentator on the contemporary musical scene . His ...
... Concert Hall of the 92nd Street Y , and author of Understanding Toscanini ( chosen by the National Book Critics Circle as one of the most distinguished books of 1987 ) , is a probing commentator on the contemporary musical scene . His ...
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 |