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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... score . ' You will not find such errors in my music ! ' he boasted . It so happened that his Sin- fonietta was also ... score . Prokofiev was visibly annoyed when I showed it to him . He fixed the clef , and the score was published ...
... score . ' You will not find such errors in my music ! ' he boasted . It so happened that his Sin- fonietta was also ... score . Prokofiev was visibly annoyed when I showed it to him . He fixed the clef , and the score was published ...
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... score , I experienced a strange , but unmistak- able , feeling that I was looking at a work of genius . I cannot tell precisely why this music produced such an impression on me . The score possessed elements that seemed to be mutually ...
... score , I experienced a strange , but unmistak- able , feeling that I was looking at a work of genius . I cannot tell precisely why this music produced such an impression on me . The score possessed elements that seemed to be mutually ...
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... score to accommodate my chamber orchestra . Yes , he could , and would . In fact , the resulting arrange- ment became the last orchestral score that Ives wrote out , at least in part , in his own handwriting ; later he was unable to ...
... score to accommodate my chamber orchestra . Yes , he could , and would . In fact , the resulting arrange- ment became the last orchestral score that Ives wrote out , at least in part , in his own handwriting ; later he was unable to ...
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 |