The importance of music / Foreword by Richard Rodgers.
| Author/creator | Spaeth, Sigmund |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Fleet Pub. Corp., [1963] |
| Description | xvi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The importance of music. -- Introductory -- Which is more important? -- Musical megalomania -- The "goose flesh" response -- Musical snobbery -- The perils of versatility -- Composer and interpreter -- The effect of inevitability -- Temper and temperament -- Visualizing musical performance -- Concerning musical taste -- Nationalistic music -- The teaching of music -- What price chamber music? -- Know your operas -- America's serious music -- "American" composers? -- American musicians in general -- The music of Wagner -- Shakespeare in music -- Music and painting -- Music keeps them young -- The concert business -- Artists and benefits -- Jealousy or co-operation? -- The small-town orchestra -- Business and art in music -- Be it resolved -- More technically speaking. -- "Music by chance" -- Mathematical music -- Science versus art -- The dual appeal of a classic -- Art song and folk song -- Songs and songwriters -- Musical accents -- Those descriptive titles -- Hymns are good music -- The importance of percussion -- Opera in English -- Basic patterns of melody -- On reading notes -- Music must communicate -- Musical traditions -- The mystery of inspiration -- For amateurs, parents, and children. -- Amateurs versus professionals -- On debut recitals -- The deluded amateur -- How to become a music critic -- Pleasure or drudgery? -- Our musical presidents -- Children and music -- Musical prodigies -- "Music for fun" -- Gifts that provide music -- Why study music? -- The popular field. -- In defense of popular music -- Regarding ragtime -- Musical embellishments -- Popular songwriters -- "Dixie" and "The battle hymn" -- Unwarlike war songs -- Political campaign songs -- Irish songs -- Credit for popular hits -- "Payola" is an old story -- Parallel melodic patterns -- America's great musicals. |
| LCCN | 62020701 |
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