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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... understand , we understand in the light of human experience , actual or potential . We must bring our little share of wisdom and remem- bered life with us , or else remain deaf and dumb to messages most heavenly , since neither words ...
... understand , we understand in the light of human experience , actual or potential . We must bring our little share of wisdom and remem- bered life with us , or else remain deaf and dumb to messages most heavenly , since neither words ...
Page 174
... understand Berlioz with so very little trouble . Obscurity of meaning may harm an artist less than a seeming transparency ; to be shrouded in mist may mean remaining long misunderstood , but those who wish to under- stand will at least ...
... understand Berlioz with so very little trouble . Obscurity of meaning may harm an artist less than a seeming transparency ; to be shrouded in mist may mean remaining long misunderstood , but those who wish to under- stand will at least ...
Page 179
... understand how people deny the existence of these qualities in Berlioz , but to deny his musical genius , or to cavil about his wonderful power is lamentable and ridiculous . Whether he attracts one or not , a thimble- ful of some of ...
... understand how people deny the existence of these qualities in Berlioz , but to deny his musical genius , or to cavil about his wonderful power is lamentable and ridiculous . Whether he attracts one or not , a thimble- ful of some of ...
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 |