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Old Fogy: His Musical Opinions and Grotesques - cover

Old Fogy: His Musical Opinions and Grotesques

James Huneker

Publisher: Good Press

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Summary

This work contains Criticism of classical music composed and performed a hundred years ago. James Gibbons Huneker (1857 – 1921) was an American art, book, music, and theater critic who aimed to enlighten Americans about the most remarkable cultural accomplishments, native and European, of his time.
Available since: 12/10/2019.
Print length: 190 pages.

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