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 97
... success of the opera close at heart , and desired nothing better than that they share the honors with him . Realizing , that what Gluck wanted , was right , he did succeed in soothing the musicians . When it came to the singers , how ...
... success of the opera close at heart , and desired nothing better than that they share the honors with him . Realizing , that what Gluck wanted , was right , he did succeed in soothing the musicians . When it came to the singers , how ...
Page 107
... success . The touching agonized wails with which Orpheus , pathetically and realistically , interrupts the moving sweet melodies of the weeping nymphs over Eurydice's grave ; the chorus of the dancing demons , in contrast to Orpheus ...
... success . The touching agonized wails with which Orpheus , pathetically and realistically , interrupts the moving sweet melodies of the weeping nymphs over Eurydice's grave ; the chorus of the dancing demons , in contrast to Orpheus ...
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... of Herr Mozart , Kapellmeister to the Prince - Bishop of Salzburg , who during their stay in Paris , in 1764 , had so great a success . Their tellet mrteln prangs fica feu de perglichen mie colare pe 146 MUSICAL DOCUMENTS.
... of Herr Mozart , Kapellmeister to the Prince - Bishop of Salzburg , who during their stay in Paris , in 1764 , had so great a success . Their tellet mrteln prangs fica feu de perglichen mie colare pe 146 MUSICAL DOCUMENTS.
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