Lexicon of musical invective : critical assaults on composers since Beethoven's time / Nicolas Slonimsky.
| Author/creator | Slonimsky, Nicolas |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Coleman-Ross Co., 1965. |
| Description | 325 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Non-acceptance of the unfamiliar -- Bartók -- Beethoven -- Berg -- Berlioz -- Bizet -- Bloch -- Brahms -- Bruckner -- Chopin -- Copland -- Cowell -- Debussy -- Franck -- Gershwin -- Gounod -- Harris -- D'Indy -- Kreneck -- Liszt -- Mahler -- Milhaud -- Mussorgsky -- Porkofiev -- Puccini -- Rachmaninoff -- Ravel -- Reger -- Riegger -- Rimsky-Korsakov -- Ruggles -- Saint-Saëns -- Schoenberg -- Schumann -- Scriabin -- Shostakovitch -- Sibelius -- Strauss -- Stravinsky -- Tchaikovsky -- Varése -- Verdi -- Wagner -- Webern -- Invecticon -- Index of names and titles. |
| Abstract | "...an anthology of critical assaults on composers since the time of Beethoven. Gathering together 669 excerpts from critical reviews, it cites biased, unfair, ill-tempered, and singularly unprophetic judgments of 49 composers." Jay Harrison, New York Herald Tribune. |
| LCCN | 65026270 |
| ISBN | 0295785799 |
| ISBN | 9780295785790 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3785.S5 L4 1965 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |