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 61
... strings , a wind - ensemble consisting of two horns , three oboes and bassoon ; in the second , flute , oboe , trumpet and violin are used as a kind of solo quartet against the body of the strings ; in the third he aims at no contrast ...
... strings , a wind - ensemble consisting of two horns , three oboes and bassoon ; in the second , flute , oboe , trumpet and violin are used as a kind of solo quartet against the body of the strings ; in the third he aims at no contrast ...
Page 132
... string quartets of Beethoven are in the most important of all their dimensions fully as large as the sym- phonies . It is no use saying that the string quartet is a pencil drawing , and the symphony an oil painting or a fresco : pencil ...
... string quartets of Beethoven are in the most important of all their dimensions fully as large as the sym- phonies . It is no use saying that the string quartet is a pencil drawing , and the symphony an oil painting or a fresco : pencil ...
Page 320
... strings . " The violins span the stage from side to side . Between them , three piccolos then break in with keen ... strings of one orchestra and giocoso chattering from two bassoons of another . The piece lasts fifteen minutes ...
... strings . " The violins span the stage from side to side . Between them , three piccolos then break in with keen ... strings of one orchestra and giocoso chattering from two bassoons of another . The piece lasts fifteen minutes ...
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 |