The main stream of music : and other essays / Donald Francis Tovey ; collected with an introduction by Hubert Foss.
| Author/creator | Tovey, Donald Francis |
| Other author | Foss, Hubert J. (Hubert James), 1899-1953, compiler, writer of introduction. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 1949. |
| Description | ix, 404 pages : music ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Haydn's chamber music -- Christopher Willibald Gluck -- Franz Schubert -- Musical form and matter -- Normality and freedom in music -- Words and music: some obiter dicta -- Brahms's chamber music -- Some aspects of Beethoven's art forms -- Elgar, master of music -- Dohnányi's chamber music -- The 'lean athletic style' of Hindemith -- Prefaces to cadenzas for classical concertos -- The main stream of music -- A note on opera -- Stimulus and the classics of music -- The training of the musical imagination -- The meaning of music. |
| General note | First printed in England under the title: Essays and lectures on music. |
| LCCN | 50003208 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML60.T666 M3 1949 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML60.T666 M3 1949 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |