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 105
... expression of tenderness there is most sameness in Mozart's compositions ; and how could it be other than same while true to nature , which , in all states , shows herself much alike in the melting mood ? The Zauberflote , which has not ...
... expression of tenderness there is most sameness in Mozart's compositions ; and how could it be other than same while true to nature , which , in all states , shows herself much alike in the melting mood ? The Zauberflote , which has not ...
Page 205
... expression of his ideas , and that the rule of form should be found in the fitness of the form chosen for the sentiments to be expressed , every varying shade of emotion demand- ing of course a different mode of expression ? The former ...
... expression of his ideas , and that the rule of form should be found in the fitness of the form chosen for the sentiments to be expressed , every varying shade of emotion demand- ing of course a different mode of expression ? The former ...
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... expression . In this sense , Le Sacre may be spoken of as a basic : It reduces the terms of a complex language and allows a new start . This simplified language permits the decisive recapture of a long - neglected element ; from the ...
... expression . In this sense , Le Sacre may be spoken of as a basic : It reduces the terms of a complex language and allows a new start . This simplified language permits the decisive recapture of a long - neglected element ; from the ...
Contents
The Elusive Art Jack Sullivan | 3 |
Music into Words Jacques Barzun | 14 |
Three Diatribes George Bernard Shaw | 32 |
Copyright | |
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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 |