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xii, 357 p. 25 cm. |
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"The history of music from the eighteenth century to the present day, with the emphasis on the composers themselves, their works, their lives, their personalities."--Introd. |
| Contents |
The periods of musical history / D.G. Mason -- The beginning of opera / Carl Engel -- Bach / C.S. Terry -- Handel / Romain Rolland -- Haydn / W.O. Strunk -- Mozart / W.J. Turner -- Beethoven / C.H.H. Parry -- The romantic movement / Paul Bekker -- Schubert / C.H.H. Parry -- Chopin / J.C. Hadden -- Schumann / W.H. Hadow -- Wagner / H.C. Colles -- Brahms / J.A. Fuller-Maitland -- Russian musical history in kaleidoscope / M.M. Nathan -- Tchaikovsky / R.A. Streatfeild -- Franck / Leland Hall -- Debussy and Ravel / Paul Rosenfeld -- Late romanticism and modern trends / Paul Bekker -- Stravinsky / Leonid Sabaneyeff -- Harking back and looking forward / Carl Engel. |
| Subject |
Music -- History and criticism.
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Composers -- Biography
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