Field's nocturnes (Leipzig, 1859), they 'opened the way for all the productions which have since appeared under the various titles of Songs without Words, Impromptus, Ballades, etc, and to him we may trace the origin of pieces designed to portray subjective... Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians - Page 264by Theodore Baker, Alfred Remy - 1919 - 1094 pagesFull view - About this book
| Theodore Baker - Music - 1905 - 720 pages
...the name, but also the whole style and matter of these pieces, were strikingly new and original. I'p to his time a composition had, as a matter of course,...directly, much of their inspiration. — WORKS FOR pp.: 7 Concertos (No. i, in F. |i; 2, A [7; 3, E \)\ 4, E [> [the most popular] ; 5, C; 6, С ; 7,... | |
| Jim Samson - Music - 1992 - 364 pages
...j— fi — Pf r? f }f/ =. P /> f > t). fc!t(. ^ -^ — i — I — I !>grjr J >>J 1 r for all the productions which have since appeared under the various...of Songs without Words, Impromptus, Ballades, etc., and to him we may trace the origin of pieces designed to portray subjective and profound emotion';12... | |
| Jeremy Siepmann - Music - 1998 - 200 pages
...collected edition of Field's nocturnes, went so far as to claim that they "opened the way for all the productions which have since appeared under the various...of Songs Without Words, Impromptus, Ballades etc., and to him we may trace the origin of pieces designed to portray subjective and profound emotion."... | |
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