Fringe of an Art: Appreciations in Music
Vernon Blackburn
19 chapters · 3 h 25 min · English
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A collection of essays on things musical by Vernon Blackburn, including composers, music in different time periods, and modern music. (Summary by Mozartjr)
Chapters
1 Prologue: Modernity in Music 13 min 2 A Century Dead 8 min 3 Arrigo Boito 12 min 4 A Journalist on Tour 13 min 5 A Great Contemporary 10 min 6 The "Grand Traite" 14 min 7 Calve 9 min 8 A Popular Singer 11 min 9 Rossini 10 min 10 M. Maurel and His School 12 min 11 Il Don Giovanni 11 min 12 Plain Song 13 min 13 Otello 12 min 14 The Manners of Music 10 min 15 Humour in Music 9 min 16 Tchaikowsky 7 min 17 "Parsifal": A Mere Glimpse 10 min 18 Mozart at Munich 16 min 19 Epilogue: "Vanitas Vanitatum" 8 min
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