The Life and Works of Robert SchumannG. Bell, 1900 - 276 pages |
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... illustration to the " Appari- tion , " " Adjuration of the Witch of the Alps , " " Summon- ing of Astarte , " and " Manfred's Address to her . " Many have protested against the melodramatic treatment of the various phases of this ...
... illustration to the " Appari- tion , " " Adjuration of the Witch of the Alps , " " Summon- ing of Astarte , " and " Manfred's Address to her . " Many have protested against the melodramatic treatment of the various phases of this ...
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... illustrated by his criticism ; but only because he took it for granted that the form was self - in- telligible . We saw how hard he struggled for perfection of form , and how sternly he insisted upon it ARTISTIC AND LITERARY RANK , 245.
... illustrated by his criticism ; but only because he took it for granted that the form was self - in- telligible . We saw how hard he struggled for perfection of form , and how sternly he insisted upon it ARTISTIC AND LITERARY RANK , 245.
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... illustrated by its artistic effort . It does not , indeed , dispense with outward incitements , but they vanish gradually , leaving little trace in the composition . Music , the truly introspective art , must necessarily follow in this ...
... illustrated by its artistic effort . It does not , indeed , dispense with outward incitements , but they vanish gradually , leaving little trace in the composition . Music , the truly introspective art , must necessarily follow in this ...
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... illustration , but largely also because it does this in the most polished mode of expression . Those who think ... illustrated by Schumann , is truly refreshing and inspiring . The one is exhausting and enervating in its effect , because ...
... illustration , but largely also because it does this in the most polished mode of expression . Those who think ... illustrated by Schumann , is truly refreshing and inspiring . The one is exhausting and enervating in its effect , because ...
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August Reissmann. his illustration , is also true of the greatest leaders in poetry and music . Our poets and musicians have chosen the most moving episodes in the history of the sorrowful heart , as the subject of their best work , when ...
August Reissmann. his illustration , is also true of the greatest leaders in poetry and music . Our poets and musicians have chosen the most moving episodes in the history of the sorrowful heart , as the subject of their best work , when ...
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