The Book of Musical Documents"[A]n anthology of documents pertaining to music history. It contains quotations from theoretical works, letters, memoirs, poems, archives, newspaper and magazine articles, etc, ."--Page [v]. |
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Page 47
... called " Il Satiro ” . -- It is necessary , however , to declare here , that those mel- odies are very different from such as are at present composed in what is commonly called " Recitativo " being no other than arias full of ...
... called " Il Satiro ” . -- It is necessary , however , to declare here , that those mel- odies are very different from such as are at present composed in what is commonly called " Recitativo " being no other than arias full of ...
Page 94
... called things by their name , and there- fore , twenty times a day , offended the sensitive ears of the Parisians , used to flattery and insincere conversation , by a want of what was called politeness . Unappreciative of praise ...
... called things by their name , and there- fore , twenty times a day , offended the sensitive ears of the Parisians , used to flattery and insincere conversation , by a want of what was called politeness . Unappreciative of praise ...
Page 347
... called American , just as an invention is called American if it is made by an American . Jazz , I regard as an American folk - music ; not the only one , but a very powerful one which is probably in the blood and feeling of the American ...
... called American , just as an invention is called American if it is made by an American . Jazz , I regard as an American folk - music ; not the only one , but a very powerful one which is probably in the blood and feeling of the American ...
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