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Experiencing music : a composer's notes

by Vagn Holmboe, Paul Rapoport, Robert Simpson

This volume explores the nature of musical experience from the perspectives of the composer, performer, and listener. Aimed at a general audience, it examines how musical ideas originate, the role of interpretation, and the process of listening.

Accession 17606 ISBN 0907689167 Publisher Toccata Press
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