Modern Musical Drift

by W.J. Henderson

Book Overview

The central question of music to-day to Mr. Henderson is, "How far can music go in the direction of depicting things which lie outside itself?" Programme music is no new thing-the question is, how far can it go? Can we accept Strauss's attempt "to put into music the sensuality of a libertine, his final satiety, his utter coldness of heart," as in Don Juan, or his effort to "portray with an orchestra the horrors of dissolution, the gasps, the struggles,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1545083800
• ISBN13: 9781545083802
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"