Project Gutenberg 2013-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 128 Johnstone, Arthur 1861 1904 Elton, Oliver 1861 1945 Reece, Henry Musical Criticisms Memoir -- Bach -- Beethoven -- Berlioz -- Liszt -- Wagner -- Tchaïkovsky -- Sir Edward Elgar -- Richard Strauss -- Chamber music -- Piano playing -- Violin playing -- Music in the nineteenth century -- Hans Richter -- Nietzsche. Produced by Veronika Redfern, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Musical Criticisms" by Arthur Johnstone is a collection of essays exploring various aspects of music, likely written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on a range of notable composers, including Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky, examining their contributions to the art form and showcasing Johnstone's critical insights. Readers can expect a deep dive into music appreciation intertwined with Johnstone's personal experiences and perspectives as a musician and educator. The opening of the text introduces readers to the structure and intent of the collection, beginning with a memoir detailing Johnstone's life, influences, and early encounters with music. It reveals his upbringing in a religious household, his early education, and his eventual journey into composition and critical writing. The text establishes his passion for music and the arts in general, setting the stage for the subsequent musical criticisms that evaluate notable works from various composers, reflecting Johnstone's unique voice and the intellectual connections he draws between music and broader human experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42097/42097-h/images/cover.jpg en Music -- History and criticism ML Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Music 565275 565233 2024-09-17T15:20:42.802525 2023-09-18T10:03:33.507873 text/html text/html 571504 2013-02-14T22:24:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 390823 2013-02-14T22:24:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 430962 2024-09-17T15:20:50.112496 application/epub+zip 438401 2024-09-17T15:20:44.013558 application/epub+zip 288234 2024-09-17T15:20:43.385616 application/epub+zip 597873 2024-09-17T15:20:55.258514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545730 2024-09-17T15:20:49.429530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391873 2022-09-19T09:04:42.552807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516468 516235 2024-09-17T15:20:41.761570 2023-09-18T10:03:32.834890 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 515945 2013-02-14T22:24:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 195928 2013-02-14T22:24:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 516056 2013-02-14T22:24:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195711 2013-02-14T22:24:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20695 2024-09-17T15:20:55.416478 application/rdf+xml 11192 2024-09-17T15:20:43.490541 image/jpeg 1663 2024-09-17T15:20:43.439527 image/jpeg 392478 2024-09-17T15:20:42.861529 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog