| + + | Ind. 62: 498. F. 28, ’07. 110w. |
Kobbe, Gustav. [How to appreciate music.] **$1.50. Moffat.
6–38904.
An attempt in wholly untechnical language, to satisfy the desires of those who enjoy music and wish to know more about it. The volume is divided into three sections: How to appreciate a pianoforte recital, How to appreciate an orchestral concert, and How to appreciate vocal music.
“Enthusiastic, sometimes gushing, but as a whole, interesting, readable and instructive. Does not replace Krehbiel’s ‘How to listen to music;’ it is not so well written nor so systematically arranged, but it is more suggestive and contains material on later composers, such as Richard Strauss, not to be found in Krehbiel.”
| + − | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 11. Ja. ’07. S. |
“Avowedly ‘popular’ in intent, and even at times a bit careless in style, the book contains a deal of gossipy chat about musicians.”
| + | Ind. 62: 916. Ap. 18, ’07. 560w. |
“Here are elucidation, history, criticism, gossip, anecdote, cleverly commingled, making the book one that can be read for entertainment as well as instruction.”