The Life and Works of Robert SchumannG. Bell, 1900 - 276 pages |
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Page 83
... And then , " he adds , " he is not altogether wrong in thinking that we ought to earn some- thing more first , if we mean to live respectably . " This latter point of view , from which all his BETROTHAL . 83 CHAPTER IV BETROTHAL SONGS.
... And then , " he adds , " he is not altogether wrong in thinking that we ought to earn some- thing more first , if we mean to live respectably . " This latter point of view , from which all his BETROTHAL . 83 CHAPTER IV BETROTHAL SONGS.
Page 146
... live the story over again with him , and the separate characters and marked moments of the action are bodily presented to us . If Schumann deserves any blame , it can only be because he was not always true to himself in the musical ...
... live the story over again with him , and the separate characters and marked moments of the action are bodily presented to us . If Schumann deserves any blame , it can only be because he was not always true to himself in the musical ...
Page 151
... live and die unparted from her heart's beloved , who is already infected with the poison ; a speedy death leads the pair to eternal union . The Peri then sings a soft , sweet dirge over them , and as the chorus join in she soars aloft ...
... live and die unparted from her heart's beloved , who is already infected with the poison ; a speedy death leads the pair to eternal union . The Peri then sings a soft , sweet dirge over them , and as the chorus join in she soars aloft ...
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... lives alone in the castle of his ancestors . Devoted to the study of magic , he has learned the secret formulæ and arts of the ancient necromancers by the most patient toil . Spirits obey his command , but still he is no happier than ...
... lives alone in the castle of his ancestors . Devoted to the study of magic , he has learned the secret formulæ and arts of the ancient necromancers by the most patient toil . Spirits obey his command , but still he is no happier than ...
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... live to witness the first performance of the com- plete composition , which occurred on Dec. 4th , 1862 , in Leipsic , at the Gewandhaus , under the direction of Carl Reinecke . Schumann's music does not refer so directly to the entire ...
... live to witness the first performance of the com- plete composition , which occurred on Dec. 4th , 1862 , in Leipsic , at the Gewandhaus , under the direction of Carl Reinecke . Schumann's music does not refer so directly to the entire ...
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