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Subject(s)

• Music—History and criticism [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Music [Browse]

Summary note

Illustrated talks on music appreciation, based on the author's "Omnibus" television shows. Includes expanded scripts of seven of the shows.

Contents

• Introduction : the happy medium
• Imaginary conversations. Bull session in the Rockies ; Whatever happened to that great American symphony? ; Why don't you run upstairs and write a nice Gershwin tune?
• Interlude : Upper Dubbing, Calif.
• Photograph section
• Seven Omnibus television scripts. Beethoven's Fifth symphony ; The world of jazz ; The art of conducting ; American musical comedy ; Introduction to modern music ; The music of Johann Sebastian Bach ; What makes opera grand?

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LCCN

^^^59011162^

OCLC

371984

RCP

H - S

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