Sinopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ... both sides of the question, it is pertinent in this connection to consider briefly what a symphony really is. The word "symphony" is derived from the Greek, being a compounding of syn (together) and phone (sound)--hence, a sounding together, or the agreeable blending of many sounds. The first use of the word was simply as a name for instrumental compositions, and in the early opera period the name Symphony was applied to any instrumental passage--preludiary or interludiary--when the voices were silent. An instance of this kind is found in the pastoral symphony in the Messiah. The classic career of the symphony started with the early opera prelude or overture, gradually broadening into works consisting of several movements and called sonatas or concertos--generally of three movements, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro. Haydn interpolated the minuet between the last two movements, classified and enlarged the orchestra, and in reality laid the foundation of the symphony as we now know it. Beethoven reinforced the orchestra, supplanted the minuet by the scherzo and replaced the then customary rondo (as the final movement) with a movement more in accordance with its location and better calculated to serve as a climax for the whole composition--in short, another "sonata" movement like the first. Since Beethoven's time the form of the classic symphony remains practically unchanged. It will be observed, upon reflection, that all arts, in their progress toward ultimate liberty and freedom of expression, pass through a classic period, and properly so, since this process is the only means of systemization and of arriving at a stable foundation upon which later geniuses may safely begin their elaborating or 'romantic' extensions. Art, moreover, reflects the...
"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Reseña del editor
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ... both sides of the question, it is pertinent in this connection to consider briefly what a symphony really is. The word "symphony" is derived from the Greek, being a compounding of syn (together) and phone (sound)--hence, a sounding together, or the agreeable blending of many sounds. The first use of the word was simply as a name for instrumental compositions, and in the early opera period the name Symphony was applied to any instrumental passage--preludiary or interludiary--when the voices were silent. An instance of this kind is found in the pastoral symphony in the Messiah. The classic career of the symphony started with the early opera prelude or overture, gradually broadening into works consisting of several movements and called sonatas or concertos--generally of three movements, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro. Haydn interpolated the minuet between the last two movements, classified and enlarged the orchestra, and in reality laid the foundation of the symphony as we now know it. Beethoven reinforced the orchestra, supplanted the minuet by the scherzo and replaced the then customary rondo (as the final movement) with a movement more in accordance with its location and better calculated to serve as a climax for the whole composition--in short, another "sonata" movement like the first. Since Beethoven's time the form of the classic symphony remains practically unchanged. It will be observed, upon reflection, that all arts, in their progress toward ultimate liberty and freedom of expression, pass through a classic period, and properly so, since this process is the only means of systemization and of arriving at a stable foundation upon which later geniuses may safely begin their elaborating or 'romantic' extensions. Art, moreover, reflects the...
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
