Programme . , the brilliance of the majormode pompously following the darkness of a pianissimo in minor; thatthe triumphal march is without originality, and that the interest waneseven to the end, whereas it should increase. I reply to this: Did itrequire less genius to create a work like this because the passage frompiano to forte and that from minor to major were means already under-stood? Many composers have wished to take advantage of the samemeans; and what result did they obtain comparable to this giganticchant of victory in which the soul of the poet-musician, henceforth freefrom earthl
Programme . , the brilliance of the majormode pompously following the darkness of a pianissimo in minor; thatthe triumphal march is without originality, and that the interest waneseven to the end, whereas it should increase. I reply to this: Did itrequire less genius to create a work like this because the passage frompiano to forte and that from minor to major were means already under-stood? Many composers have wished to take advantage of the samemeans; and what result did they obtain comparable to this giganticchant of victory in which the soul of the poet-musician, henceforth freefrom earthly shackles, terrestrial sufferings, seems to mount radiantlytoward heaven? The first four measures of the theme, it is true, arenot highly original; but the forms of a fanfare are inherently restricted,and I do not think it possible to find new forms without departingutterly from the simple, grand, pompous character which is becoming. Fireplace Furniture special designs furnished for decorationsof any period. 16 PRAYS
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