This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...of him, for practically the whole of his work had remained unpublished. This injustice has now come to an end, thanks to Durand, who undertook the gigantic task of publishing the complete works of this marvellous genius, the contemporary and rival of Sebastian Bach. Not that he possesses Bach's supreme ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...of him, for practically the whole of his work had remained unpublished. This injustice has now come to an end, thanks to Durand, who undertook the gigantic task of publishing the complete works of this marvellous genius, the contemporary and rival of Sebastian Bach. Not that he possesses Bach's supreme elegance and wonderful fecundity of production, for his style is uneven and gauche, and occasionally disconcerting; nevertheless, the gaucherie and inaccuracy are not the work of an unskilful artist. As a matter of fact, they are something quite different; it might be said that in the progress of the various parts he works in obedience to special laws that are independent of the requirements of the ear. His superiority is along other lines, e.g., in his genius for dramatic effect, and in a profundity of knowledge which has enabled him to work out a musical system and to make surprising discoveries in the realm of harmony. He holds supreme sway in the theatre just as Bach does in the church. The reason they are both mentioned in the same breath is because they are so totally different from each other. Some years ago an attempt was made to restore his works to the stage; the result has not been what was anticipated. It must, however, be acknowledged at once that this was not the fault of the composer, the interpreter, or the public. This does not prove that the resurrection is impossible, failure being due to difficulties that had not been suspected. These are of various kinds. The first we encounter is owing to the fact that the pitch in the I7th and i8th centuries was a tone lower than it is at the present time. The old organs, even as they were in my own youth, left no doubt whatever on this point. The strange thing is that this low pitch existed...
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