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 151
... genius here in Vienna . He had remained in the dark , as a precious gem , hidden in the depths of the earth , must hide its glowing brilliance and worth . It is with pride and satisfaction that I can reflect on the fact , that it was to ...
... genius here in Vienna . He had remained in the dark , as a precious gem , hidden in the depths of the earth , must hide its glowing brilliance and worth . It is with pride and satisfaction that I can reflect on the fact , that it was to ...
Page 184
... genius , but the declamation and the organic tonal arrangement !!!! The solution of this musical problem was , I repeat , entirely outside the limits of his genius . The colossal voice of Mme . Milder was heard even in the remotest ...
... genius , but the declamation and the organic tonal arrangement !!!! The solution of this musical problem was , I repeat , entirely outside the limits of his genius . The colossal voice of Mme . Milder was heard even in the remotest ...
Page 281
... genius of the composer is not its cause . I wonder whe- ther one can give the name " composer " to a musician , who has spent his life in stringing together a row of successive chords , such as occurs in Palestrina's " Improperia " . In ...
... genius of the composer is not its cause . I wonder whe- ther one can give the name " composer " to a musician , who has spent his life in stringing together a row of successive chords , such as occurs in Palestrina's " Improperia " . In ...
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