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Old Fogy: His Musical Opinions and Grotesques

James Huneker
Music criticism / essays · 1913 · English
James Huneker. Old Fogy: His Musical Opinions and Grotesques. Theodore Presser, 1913.

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How to Understand Music: A Concise Course in Musical Intelligence and Taste

W. S. B. Mathews
Music appreciation / pedagogy · 1881 · English
W. S. B. Mathews. How to Understand Music: A Concise Course in Musical Intelligence and Taste. Chicago: Lyon & Healy, 1881.

A practical late-nineteenth-century course in musical listening and analysis, combining object lessons, essays, terminology and reference material.

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Great Pianists on Piano Playing: Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos

James Francis Cooke
Interviews / piano pedagogy / performance practice · 1913 · English
James Francis Cooke. Great Pianists on Piano Playing: Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Company, 1913.

Cooke assembles educational interviews with prominent pianists on technique, interpretation, style, expression, practice and professional life. The first edition contains twenty-one principal chapters and preserves comments by artists such as Busoni and Harold Bauer.

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Great Singers on the Art of Singing: Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists

James Francis Cooke
Interviews / vocal pedagogy / performance practice · 1921 · English
James Francis Cooke. Great Singers on the Art of Singing: Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists. Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Company, 1921.

A collection of interviews and pedagogical statements by celebrated singers and teachers, concentrating on breath, diction, tone production, interpretation, training and professional preparation. The volume belongs to the same documentary interview tradition as Cooke’s work on pianists.

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