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 80
... least disadvantage to their harpsichord - derived methodology , and to thrive while subjected to the least style - conscious of pianistic tricks . Yet Scarlatti's Keyboard Quirks, Glenn Gould.
... least disadvantage to their harpsichord - derived methodology , and to thrive while subjected to the least style - conscious of pianistic tricks . Yet Scarlatti's Keyboard Quirks, Glenn Gould.
Page 187
... least say this : A symphony of Beethoven's is a “ definite " work down to its innermost folds ; and Beethoven had , if not an exact knowledge , at least a clear intuition of what he was about . His last quartets are descriptive ...
... least say this : A symphony of Beethoven's is a “ definite " work down to its innermost folds ; and Beethoven had , if not an exact knowledge , at least a clear intuition of what he was about . His last quartets are descriptive ...
Page 376
... least as well known as Romeo , and generally considered to suit me ; I am thought likely to have treated it well . All in all , there is every reason to hope that people will be extremely curious to hear this new work , which is on a ...
... least as well known as Romeo , and generally considered to suit me ; I am thought likely to have treated it well . All in all , there is every reason to hope that people will be extremely curious to hear this new work , which is on a ...
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 |