Walter Raymond Spalding

"Chabrier is noted for a bold exuberance and vividness of expression, for a sense of humor and for a power of orchestral color and brilliance which have not been duplicated.  …  Born in the South of Fr…"

"The Introductory chords dissolve the dream which the music has evoked, and we are back once more in the world of reality."

"Beginning with Beethoven, however, composers began to exhibit great freedom in the application of Sonata-Form."

"Just as poetry and prose are a series of stanzas or sentence, so a musical composition is a succession of definitely organized portions of thought and emotion, in terms of rhythm and sound.  In the he…"

"We realize, and with our inborn equipment can appreciate, the moving power of music; but to define, in the usual sense of the term definition, what music really is, will be forever impossible.  The fa…"

"In general, Chopin's style is homophonic—wondrous lyric melodies which seem to float on waves of richly colored sound.  But there is also much subtly used polyphony, i. e., delightful phrases in inner…"

"he firmness of structure inherent in the canonic form is perfectly compatible with genuine freedom and poetry of inspiration."

"Next to rhythm, modulation is the most stimulating and enchanting element in music.  No composition of any scope can be considered truly great unlesss it abounds in beautiful modulations.  Certain com…"