Modern music and musicians : [Encyclopedic] . rating the generosity of this patron. He had an Olympian disregard for detail, although with the power ofinfinite application and carefulness upon occasion, and he speaks in hismusic as firmly and surely to our imaginations as he did to those of onehundred and fifty years ago. The ages have ripened Handels work. It is clean and sweet, and ifdry occasionally, it is with no offensive or puerile dryness. He delivered faithfully to his own time the essential traditions of allgreat musicians who preceded him, and still gives to us and to futuregeneratio


Modern music and musicians : [Encyclopedic] . rating the generosity of this patron. He had an Olympian disregard for detail, although with the power ofinfinite application and carefulness upon occasion, and he speaks in hismusic as firmly and surely to our imaginations as he did to those of onehundred and fifty years ago. The ages have ripened Handels work. It is clean and sweet, and ifdry occasionally, it is with no offensive or puerile dryness. He delivered faithfully to his own time the essential traditions of allgreat musicians who preceded him, and still gives to us and to futuregenerations an example of unselfish devotion to the highest ideals, whichis among our most precious inheritances. His influence, long as it hasbeen exerted for good, shall not, may not, be less in the future. The study of the life and works of Handel, with admiration for andemulation of his motives and his perfectly rounded artistic career, isnow and always must be among the most interesting and valuable of theduties of musicians and lovers of l\vaf\ Twas uoujir The. CATCH. Tivastsou that kiisH the SINGERS <ItcfCuou nothwa netvjif. RealCharacters Vvrlfu 9ir^? ^TtoUyouJ


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