ROMANCE IN ART
EFFECT ON GREAT MUSIC.
The new thought that led last century to the expression of nature’s beauty and grandeur in every form of art left an indelible mark on the music of western civilization. Its effect on the masters of music was such that a huge volume of melody having great beauty and charm has been bequeathed to the present generation. A peculiarity of the period, however, is that the symphonic form was practically ignored until the coming of Brahms, the last of the great masters of the romantic period. On the other hand the composing of songs and “programme” music flourished. For the third of his lecture recitals on the history of music, Mr Charles Martin, Mus.Bac., L.R.A.M., has selected items from this romantic period with care to provide entertainment as well as illustration of his lecture. To-night at Begg’s concert hall he is introducing a slight variation in the usual order of his lectures. He will open with a pianoforte solo, Schubert’s Impromptu in A Flat, and will follow it with a delightful mixture of gossip and, music, which invariably sets his audience at ease as well as implanting a better understanding of the great music and musicians.
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Southland Times, Issue 23027, 22 October 1936, Page 8
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203ROMANCE IN ART Southland Times, Issue 23027, 22 October 1936, Page 8
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