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 11
... inspired more incoherent prose , both pro and con , than any other composer . In his case , the reasons are not mysterious : as the most polarizing composer of all time , he elicited writing that was often purely ideological — the kind ...
... inspired more incoherent prose , both pro and con , than any other composer . In his case , the reasons are not mysterious : as the most polarizing composer of all time , he elicited writing that was often purely ideological — the kind ...
Page 114
... inspired . In the third ( the " Eroica " ) the form tends toward greater breadth , it is true , and the idea also reaches a greater height . But we cannot fail to recognize in it the influence of one or other of those divine poets to ...
... inspired . In the third ( the " Eroica " ) the form tends toward greater breadth , it is true , and the idea also reaches a greater height . But we cannot fail to recognize in it the influence of one or other of those divine poets to ...
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... Inspired by such beliefs , Liszt set off on another intellectual adventure . He was born a Hungarian and proud of the fact ; but he had not been brought up to learn the language - a lack he always regretted . He spoke German , French ...
... Inspired by such beliefs , Liszt set off on another intellectual adventure . He was born a Hungarian and proud of the fact ; but he had not been brought up to learn the language - a lack he always regretted . He spoke German , French ...
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 |