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 164
... impression made on many generations of listeners and chamber - music players by the Adagio . To an uncommon degree it unites melodic distinction with richness and originality of texture . The two outer sections of the simple a - b - a ...
... impression made on many generations of listeners and chamber - music players by the Adagio . To an uncommon degree it unites melodic distinction with richness and originality of texture . The two outer sections of the simple a - b - a ...
Page 294
... impression that they have published a flop . They have , on the contrary , published the only book on Ives worthy of its subject , the first thorough study of Ives ' music , the first biography of our greatest composer . A hundred years ...
... impression that they have published a flop . They have , on the contrary , published the only book on Ives worthy of its subject , the first thorough study of Ives ' music , the first biography of our greatest composer . A hundred years ...
Page 396
... Impressions That Remained . Among many other vividly depicted subjects , these volumes contain portraits of late - nineteenth - century composers that are extraordinarily shrewd , touching , and powerful — some of the most memorable ...
... Impressions That Remained . Among many other vividly depicted subjects , these volumes contain portraits of late - nineteenth - century composers that are extraordinarily shrewd , touching , and powerful — some of the most memorable ...
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 |