Modern taste calls for music that is concise, condensed, and pithy.
In plain words
People love music that is short and clear, where every part says just what it means.
Where these words come from
- 93% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- 'Franz Schubert,' The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, July 1894, p. 344 (essay under Dvořák's byline in the magazine's Great Composers series).
- Franz Schubert (essay), The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, July 1894
- 1894 · New York, USA · from his essay on Franz Schubert, arguing that symphonies should not run too long
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