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Book Synopsis The Sermon of Saint Anthony to the Fish and Other Texts by : António Vieira
Download or read book The Sermon of Saint Anthony to the Fish and Other Texts written by António Vieira and published by Tagus. This book was released on 2009 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first collection of writings in English from the most important Brazilian and Portuguese writer of the Baroque period, with translation by Gregory Rabassa
Download or read book Six Sermons written by António Vieira and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: António Vieira was a Jesuit born in Lisbon in 1608 who lived and worked in both Europe and Brazil in the service of the church and the Portuguese crown. His sermons are among the most renowned pieces of baroque oratory in the Portuguese language. This volume translates six of them into English, fully annotated, for the first time. These texts illuminate Vieira's visionary thought on social and spiritual matters.
Book Synopsis Historical Interpretations of the “Fifth Empire” by : Ana Valdez
Download or read book Historical Interpretations of the “Fifth Empire” written by Ana Valdez and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-11-19 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How may a 17th century theory about the Fifth Empire and the succession of empires be so similar to the 2nd century BCE theory introduced by the Book of Daniel? How was this possible in the works of António Vieira, S.J., (1608-1697), and particularly in his famous manuscript, the Clavis Prophetarum - De Regno Christi In Terris Consummato? This book analyzes the history of the interpretation of concepts such as Fifth Empire and succession of ages from as early as the 2nd century B.C. until the 17th century. Influenced by the main intellectual and religious tendencies of the 17th century, Vieira’s interpretation has revealed itself to be original in the way that it introduces a new reading/interpretation of the succession of historical periods. The Jesuit also identifies the antichrist and the Last Emperor with historical characters of his time.
Book Synopsis Machado de Assis by : Kenneth David Jackson
Download or read book Machado de Assis written by Kenneth David Jackson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novelist, poet, playwright, and short story writer Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839–1908) is widely regarded as Brazil's greatest writer, although his work is still too little read outside his native country. In this first comprehensive English-language examination of Machado since Helen Caldwell's seminal 1970 study, K. David Jackson reveals Machado de Assis as an important world author, one of the inventors of literary modernism whose writings profoundly influenced some of the most celebrated authors of the twentieth century, including José Saramago, Carlos Fuentes, and Donald Barthelme. Jackson introduces a hitherto unknown Machado de Assis to readers, illuminating the remarkable life, work, and legacy of the genius whom Susan Sontag called “the greatest writer ever produced in Latin America” and whom Allen Ginsberg hailed as “another Kafka.” Philip Roth has said of him that “like Beckett, he is ironic about suffering.” And Harold Bloom has remarked of Machado that “he's funny as hell.”
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Untranslatables by : Barbara Cassin
Download or read book Dictionary of Untranslatables written by Barbara Cassin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-09 with total page 1339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Characters in some languages, particularly Hebrew and Arabic, may not display properly due to device limitations. Transliterations of terms appear before the representations in foreign characters. This is an encyclopedic dictionary of close to 400 important philosophical, literary, and political terms and concepts that defy easy—or any—translation from one language and culture to another. Drawn from more than a dozen languages, terms such as Dasein (German), pravda (Russian), saudade (Portuguese), and stato (Italian) are thoroughly examined in all their cross-linguistic and cross-cultural complexities. Spanning the classical, medieval, early modern, modern, and contemporary periods, these are terms that influence thinking across the humanities. The entries, written by more than 150 distinguished scholars, describe the origins and meanings of each term, the history and context of its usage, its translations into other languages, and its use in notable texts. The dictionary also includes essays on the special characteristics of particular languages--English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Originally published in French, this one-of-a-kind reference work is now available in English for the first time, with new contributions from Judith Butler, Daniel Heller-Roazen, Ben Kafka, Kevin McLaughlin, Kenneth Reinhard, Stella Sandford, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Jane Tylus, Anthony Vidler, Susan Wolfson, Robert J. C. Young, and many more.The result is an invaluable reference for students, scholars, and general readers interested in the multilingual lives of some of our most influential words and ideas. Covers close to 400 important philosophical, literary, and political terms that defy easy translation between languages and cultures Includes terms from more than a dozen languages Entries written by more than 150 distinguished thinkers Available in English for the first time, with new contributions by Judith Butler, Daniel Heller-Roazen, Ben Kafka, Kevin McLaughlin, Kenneth Reinhard, Stella Sandford, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Jane Tylus, Anthony Vidler, Susan Wolfson, Robert J. C. Young, and many more Contains extensive cross-references and bibliographies An invaluable resource for students and scholars across the humanities
Book Synopsis The Moral Concordances of Saint Anthony of Padua by : St. Anthony of Padua
Download or read book The Moral Concordances of Saint Anthony of Padua written by St. Anthony of Padua and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-21 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If there were never a time when so many sermons issued from the press as at the present day, it is equally certain that, however much we may boast of our Scriptural knowledge, there never was a period when such compositions showed so little deep and ready acquaintance with the Bible. The actual quantity of reference to Scripture contained in the first volume of modern sermons which one may happen to take up, is surprisingly small: and further, the quotations are almost entirely made from favourite books-parade the same texts over and over again-leave vast portions of the Bible utterly untouched- and are superficially adduced without regard to their context. Now, whatever judgments may be formed in other respects of me dire val preachers, in this one thing it cannot be denied that they excel their successors. It is not merely that ,they quote ten texts for one in modern discourses; but that the passages they adduce are brought forward with impartiality, and according to analogy, from the Old and the New Testament; from the historical books and the prophets. as well, and as much, as from the Epistles and Gospels. This is what gives those sermons so much value. Their writers took, as it were, a bird's-eye view of the whole volume of Scripture at once-saw, at a glance, what was most apposite-were as much at home in one portion as in another; and could, therefore, select the very text, or passage, which bore most strikingly on the point which they had in hand. Ours, on the contrary, wander up and down in some few trodden paths-never get out of them-never wish to look beyond them. Hence the fulness of the one, and the jejunity of the other, system.
Book Synopsis Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History Volume 11 South and East Asia, Africa and the Americas (1600-1700) by :
Download or read book Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History Volume 11 South and East Asia, Africa and the Americas (1600-1700) written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian-Muslim Relations, a Bibliographical History, Volume 11 (CMR 11) covering South and East Asia, Africa and the Americas in the period 1600-1700, is a continuing volume in a history of relations between the two faiths from the 7th to the early 20th century as this is reflected in written works. It comprises introductory essays and the main body of entries which treat all the works, surviving or lost, that are recorded. These entries provide biographical details of the authors, descriptions and assessments of their works, and complete accounts of publications and studies. The result of collaboration between numerous leading scholars, CMR 11, along with the other volumes in this series, is intended as a basic tool for research in Christian-Muslim relations. Section Editors: Clinton Bennett, Luis F. Bernabe Pons, Jaco Beyers, Lejla Demiri, Martha Frederiks, David D. Grafton, Stanisław Grodź, Alan Guenther, Emma Gaze Loghin, Gordon Nickel, Claire Norton, Reza Pourjavady, Douglas Pratt, Radu Păun, Peter Riddell, Umar Ryad, Mehdi Sajid, Cornelia Soldat, Karel Steenbrink, Davide Tacchini, Ann Thomson, Serge Traore, Carsten Walbiner
Book Synopsis Stories Showing the Miraculous Power of Saint Anthony of Padua by : Joseph Keller
Download or read book Stories Showing the Miraculous Power of Saint Anthony of Padua written by Joseph Keller and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PART I. MIRACLES WORKED DURING THE LIFE OF ST. ANTHONY. 1 The Miracle of Tongues 7 2 Dumb Animals Obey the Saint 7 3 The Sermon to the Fishes at Rimini 8 4 Why St. Anthony is Invoked for Lost and Mislaid Things 11 5 A Messenger from Hell Unmasked 12 6 The Consoler of Mothers 13 7 The Rain respects the Friend of the Saints 13 8 An Extraordinary Prophecy 14 9 St. Anthony the Consoler of Persecuted Women 15 10 Truth from the Lips of a Little Child 16 11 Broken Goblet and Running Barrel 17 12 The Carved Capon 18 13 The Apparition of the Holy Child. 19 14 Flight to Lisbon 20 15 St. Anthony Again Rescues His Father 22 16 Where Your Treasure Is, There Also is Your Heart 22 17 St. Anthony Cures a Cripple 24 18 Bilocation of the Saint 25 19 Wind and Rain Obey St. Anthony 25 20 Zeal for the Word of God 26 21 The Saint's Sermon is Heard at a Great Distance 26 22 Cure of a Paralyzed Child 27 23 A Martyr's Death Predicted 28 24 Death of St. Anthony. 28 PART II. MIRACLES WORKED AFTER THE DEATH OF ST. ANTHONY. 25 A Skull Injured 29 26 The Picture of St. Anthony 30 27 In Company with St. Anthony 30 28 Boys Playing in a Mill Stream 30 29 Back from Paradise 31 30 Assassins Frightened 32 31 A Strong Shield 33 32 Dragged by a Mule 33 33 A Scoffer Changed into an Admirer 34 34 A Glass as Hard as a Rock 34 35 A Wish Granted 35 36 A Poor Clare Cured 35 37 Places Exchanged 36 38 "Do You Know Me?" 37 39 A Son Restored to His Parents 38 40 Gangrene Cured 39 41 "Take Courage" 39 42 A Good Name Restored 40 43 A Lunatic Cured 41 44 A Happy Death Obtained 41 45 Crushed by the Fall of a Tree 42 46 Marriage Portion 42 47 Saved from Suicide 43 48 Great Harvest 45 49 The Storm Ceases and the Sea Becomes Calm 45 50 "She is All Right Now" 46 51 The Beacon 46 52 The Singer in the Boat 47 53 Chains as an Altar Decoration 47 54 St. Anthony is Never Invoked in Vain 48 55 King Charles II of England 49 56 The Grateful Captain 49 57 A Child Stolen 50 58 Erysipelas Cured through invoking St. Anthony 51 59 The Bishop's Ring 51 60 The Manuscript Ready for the Press 52 61 Heard during Mass 52 62 An Ant employed as Porter 53 63 Returned at Midnight 53 64 The Victorious Admiral 54 65 Saved from the Scaffold 56 66 A Choirmaster without Employment 60 67 A Costly Ex Voto 61 68 The Franciscan Church of St. Anthony in the Tyrol 62 PART III. PETITIONS GRANTED IN MORE MODERN TIMES 69 Saved from Eternal Damnation 64 70 St. Anthony Converts an Officer 64 71 The Heathen Baptized on His Death-bed 66 72 St. Anthony assists Poor Nuns 67 73 Honor Vindicated 67 74 St. Anthony assists all Those Who Invoke Him 68 75 Saved from Drowning 69 76 Preserved from Fire 69 77 St. Anthony's Protection 69 78 Saved from Shipwreck and other Difficulties 70 79 St. Anthony Finds Lost People 71 80 A Mistake in Reckoning Discovered 72 81 to 108 omitted here because of too many characters for description. 109 The Lost Washing Found 96 PART IV. DEVOTIONS AND PRAYERS TO ST. ANTHONY 110 The Antiphons of St. Anthony in the Form of Prayer 100 111 Prayers for Every Day of the Nine Tuesdays in Honor of St. Anthony 101
Download or read book Saint Anthony written by Thomas F. Ward and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-03-31 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IF ever man, if ever saint received the Holy Spirit abundantly, it was unquestionably the saint whose life we now present for the edification of the faithful. It was by the Holy Spirit and His sevenfold gifts that St. Anthony accomplished those great wonders which we admire in his life. Supernatural light and piety and strength were the means which God furnished him, and by which he so marvellously fulfilled his mission. When the Saviour wished to save men, He commenced His ministry by instructing them. He preached in Judea and in Galilee, in fact He declared that His mission was precisely to preach to men. When He was about to ascend to heaven, He charged His apostles to continue the work He had begun, and insisted that they also should preach His word to men. Yet let us not suppose that preaching consists merely in the discourses which the apostle delivered: "No," said a great preacher, "the apostle is not only a man who knows, and who teaches by means of the word delivered; the apostle is a man who preaches Christianity with his whole being, and whose very presence is the appearance of another Christ." And such was St. Anthony of Padua, to whom devotion is so widespread to-day. This amiable saiut was at once both monk and apostle. To the preaching of the Gospel he added the strict observance of the severest counsels and the constant practice of fasting, of penance, and of prayer. It was by these means that he captivated countless followers: the just were strengthened, the slothful fired with zeal, sinners were converted, and heretics recognized their errors. At the comparatively early age of thirty-six years his earthly mission ended. After his death, even as during his life, wonders were wrought through his intercession. And now, after seven centuries have passed away, the great wonderworker still spreads out his blessings on those who invoke him, with such profusion as is well calculated to encourage his devout servants to continue the offering of their homage. It is for this end that we devote these few pages, which will proclaim the virtues of this great friend of God, and the power he possesses in heaven. To render to the saints the honor which is love them, we should invoke and imitate them. We should strive to follow the good examples which they have given us while on earth; and to do this we should read and know their lives. Let us read especially the life of St. Anthony of Padua, and we shall be astonished at such exalted sanctity. We cannot fail to admire the power granted by God to this wonderworker. Devotion to St. Anthony of Padua crossed the ocean with our fathers, and with the Virgin Mother and St. Joseph he is invoked in almost every Oatholic household, with a fervor and a piety which, we must admit, have received their fullest recompense. Who can deny the power of St. Anthony, especially in certain circumstances? When we read this little book, we shall learn, after the example the saint has given us, that there is everything to gain by serving God faithfully and lovingly, while there is everything to lose by abandoning Him. We shall learn also the great advantageswhich fol1ow the invocation of the saints, and how much our sorrows shall be soothed, if we only know how to form friendships in heaven.
Book Synopsis Voicing the Ineffable by : Siglind Bruhn
Download or read book Voicing the Ineffable written by Siglind Bruhn and published by Pendragon Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between music and religion has long been a clearly delineated one. Up to the late Middle Ages, music employed for ritual expressions of faith in sacred contexts was contrasted with secular music, then mostly played in open spaces. The former was believed to aid in the communication of divine truths, while the latter was suspected of arousing sensuality and thus potentially leading away from the spiritual perspective of life. In subsequent centuries, music entered first the courtly salons, then the concert hall and the home. Such music, created for virtuoso performance or for the enjoyment in private chambers, occasionally made room for an expression of religious experiences outside the dedicated spaces of worship. This aspect is particularly intriguing in instrumental music, where allusions to extra-musical messages are at best hinted at in titles or explanatory notes, and in those cases of vocal music where it can be shown that the musical language adds significant nuances to the verbal text. On the basis of various case studies that transcend a music-analytical approach in the direction of the hermeneutic perspective, this volume explores in which ways the musical language in itself, independently of an explicitly sacred context, communicates the ineffable. The discussion focuses on the musical means and devices employed to this effect and on the question what the presence of religious messages in certain works of secular music tells us about the spirituality of an era.
Download or read book Who Decides? written by Nina Namaste and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is the meaning of food created, communicated, and continually transformed? How are food practices defined, shaped, delineated, constructed, modified, resisted, and reinvented – by whom and for whom? These are but a few of the questions Who Decides? Competing Narratives in Constructing Tastes, Consumption and Choice explores. Part I (Taste, Authenticity & Identity) explicitly centres on the connection between food and identity construction. Part II (Food Discourses) focuses on how food-related language shapes perceptions that in turn construct particular behaviours that in turn demonstrate underlying value systems. Thus, as a collection, this volume explores how tastes are shaped, formed, delineated and acted upon by normalising socio-cultural processes, and, in some instances, how those very processes are actively resisted and renegotiated. Contributors are Shamsul AB, Elyse Bouvier, Giovanna Costantini, Filip Degreef, Lis Furlani Blanco, Maria Clara de Moraes Prata Gaspar, Marta Nadales Ruiz, Nina Namaste, Eric Olmedo, Hannah Petertil, Maria José Pires, Lisa Schubert, Brigitte Sébastia, Keiko Tanaka, Preetha Thomas, Andrea Wenzel, Ariel Weygandt, Andrea Whittaker and Minette Yao.
Book Synopsis The Correspondence of Fradique Mendes by : Eça de Queirós
Download or read book The Correspondence of Fradique Mendes written by Eça de Queirós and published by Tagus. This book was released on 2011 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bright, witty excursion through the fictional letters of a turn-of-century dandy who hilariously edifies, entertains, infuriates, and endears
Book Synopsis The Life of Saint Antony by : Atanasio (Santo)
Download or read book The Life of Saint Antony written by Atanasio (Santo) and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1950 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most important document of early monasticism, written in 357, this is a biography of the recognized founder and father of monasticism. +
Book Synopsis The Life of Saint Anthony of Padua by : Ubaldus De Rieti
Download or read book The Life of Saint Anthony of Padua written by Ubaldus De Rieti and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHAPTER I. 13 Birth of St. Anthony - His Education - Purity of His Life - His Tender Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary - Resolves to Abandon the World. Enters the Congregation of the Regular Canons of St. Augustine - His Novitiate and Perseverance - His Exemplary Conduct and Diligence in the Duties of a Novice - His Profession in the Monastery of St. Vincent- Passes to Another Monastery CHAPTER II. 17 He Applies Himself to the Study of the Holy Scriptures and the Writings of the Holy Fathers - To this He Adds the Practice of Virtue - Sees the Soul of a Religious Going to Heaven - Conceives a Holy Envy of the Manner of Living of the Friars Minor - The Martyrdom of Five Friars Minor - Their Remains are Transported to Coimbra from Morocco - The Saint Resolves to Become a Friar Minor - Obtains Permission and Receives the Habit CHAPTER III. 21 His Progress in Religious Perfection - He Asks and Obtains Permission to go to Africa - He Sails for Africa, Where He Became ill - Resolves to Return to Portugal - By a Storm the Ship is Driven to Sicily - From Thence He Goes to the General Chapter at Assisi - Ignored by the Fathers of the Chapter, He is Considered Worthless - His Heroic Humility on this Occasion. The Provincial of Bologna Takes the Saint with Him CHAPTER IV. 25 Anthony in the Hermitage of Monte Paolo - His Employment - Humility - Austerity - Mortification - He Goes to Forli - He Preaches - He is Appointed Preacher by the Superior CHAPTER V. 29 The Saint is Sent to Vercelli - Preaches at Milan. He is Made Professor of Theology CHAPTER VI. 33 St. Anthony is Sent to France - He Preaches Against Heretics - His Prerogatives in Preaching - Zeal in Combating Against Heretics CHAPTER VII. 37 St. Anthony Teaches Theology in Montpellier - St. Francis Appears in the Chapter of Aries - St. Anthony is Seen at the Same Time in Two Places - He Teaches Theology in Toulouse CHAPTER VIII. 41 St. Anthony is Elected Superior of Puy - The Saint Foretells the Martyrdom of a Child Unborn. Preaching, He is Heard at a Distance of Two Miles - He is Made Custos of the Limousin. He Preaches There CHAPTER IX. 45 St. Anthony Founds Convents in Limoges, Brives and Aquitania - He Restores the Hair of a Woman - Jesus Christ Appears to Him CHAPTER X. 49 From France Anthony Returns to Italy - By a Storm He is Driven Once More to Sicily - He Founds the Convents of Cefalu, Noto, Leontini and Prata - From Sicily He Goes to Rome - Anthony Preaches in the Consistory to the Cardinals CHAPTER XI. 53 Anthony Preaches in Rome to People of Different Nationalities - All Understand Him in Their Own Language - General Chapter - St. Anthony is Elected Provincial - The Saint Goes to Rimini CHAPTER XII. 57 The Heretics are Converted by the Miracles of St. Anthony - Anthony Induces a Mare to Adore the Blessed Sacrament CHAPTER XIII. 62 Anthony Eats Poisoned Food - By the Sign of the Cross the Saint Changes a Toad Into a Fowl. He Teaches Theology in Rimini CHAPTER XIV. 66 St. Anthony Goes to Friuli - He Founds Many Convents - Raises a Young Man to Life - He Preaches in Padua - He Reproaches Ezzelino, the Tyrant CHAPTER XV. 71 Ezzelino Promises Amendment - He Does Not Persevere - Anthony Refuses Presents from Him. The Saint Makes a Child a Few Days Old Speak CHAPTER XVI. 75 St. Anthony Preaches in Florence - In Preaching, He Reveals the Damnation of an Avaricious Man - Restores to Health a Woman ill Treated by Her Husband - Preaches in Cremona - Admits Seven Young Men Into the Order - Goes to Milan CHAPTER XVII. 79 Anthony Goes to the General Chapter - Singular Esteem of Gregory IX. Toward the Saint - He Goes to Alvernia - His Occupation in Alvernia CHAPTER XVIII. 83 He is Miraculously Transferred from Padua to Lisbon. Restored from Lisbon to Padua - Much More! 28 chapters in all.
Book Synopsis Hidden Treasures by : Molly Breckling
Download or read book Hidden Treasures written by Molly Breckling and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-16 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gustav Mahler once said, “With song you can express so much more in the music than the words directly say. The text is actually a mere indication of the... hidden treasure within.” Over fourteen years, from 1887-1901, he devoted his compositional output almost exclusively to texts and ideas drawn from a collection of German folk poetry entitled Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Alte deutsche Lieder, resulting in twenty-four songs which heavily inspired his first four symphonies. This study explores Mahler’s songs based on this poetry and identifies the connections the composer found between these products of Germany’s folk past and his own contemporary environment. The songs he created comment on and engage with Vienna’s musical life, Freudian theory, Mahler’s religious life, his family relationships, his views on women and romance, economic inequality, and wartime violence. As remnants of a folk tradition, the poems contained in Des Knaben Wunderhorn served the purpose of instructing young people on ways of conducting themselves, just as fairy tales do today. Mahler’s adaptation of these stories and his updating of them to serve audiences of his own time demonstrate the universality of the lessons these poems provide, both to audiences of Mahler’s day, and also to our own.
Book Synopsis Masterworks of the Orchestral Repertoire by : Donald N. Ferguson
Download or read book Masterworks of the Orchestral Repertoire written by Donald N. Ferguson and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1968-03-04 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masterworks of the Orchestral Repertoire was first published in 1968. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. The fullest enjoyment of an orchestral performance or a record concert comes with a background of knowledge about the music itself. This handbook is designed to help music lovers get the ultimate pleasure from their listening by providing them with that background about a large portion of the orchestral repertoire. Professor Ferguson analyzes and interprets the most important classical symphonies, overtures, and concertos, as well as selected orchestral works of modern composers. He goes beyond a conventional analysis of structure since he believes (with a majority of the music-loving public) that great music is actually a communication -- that it expresses significant emotions. The great composers, on their own testimony, have striven not merely to create perfect forms but to interpret human experience. Mingled with the analyses, then, the reader will find comments on the expressive purport of the music. For twenty-five years Professor Ferguson has supplied the program notes for the subscription concerts of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, and this volume is an outgrowth of that activity. In preparing the material for book publication, however, he studied the musical compositions anew, and the resulting chapters provide a much deeper exploration of the musical subjects than did the program notes. The themes of important works are illustrated by musical notations, and a brief glossary explains technical terms.
Download or read book Notes and Queries written by and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
