MUSIC AND ITS APPRECIATION

Or the Foundations of True ListeningThe author has, however, Often felt that there is a vast mass of real musical intelligence existing outside the ranks of specialized music-students which only needs a stimulus in the right direction for it to become a most valuable and powerful factor in the musical life Of the community. The art of music above all things needs more cultivated and discriminating listeners, listeners who really hear what the composer has written. Curious as it may seem, this power is far less universal than may possibly be imagined, indeed it may without exaggeration be said that it is only a minority who possess it in any marked degree. Many hear only the tune, and have no realization of the bass, or of the inner parts of the harmony, they hear something supporting that tune, perhaps, but it is confused and indistinct, and presents no form or shape to their mind and sense. To others the ability to perceive detail is utterly wanting, and as a consequence many a moment of exquisite delight is entirely lost to them.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.