Articles

  • Pan-German Symphonist The portion of this site on Siegmund von Hausegger has a brief biography followed by a discussion and analysis of his five symphonic works. The site also includes sources and a bibliography.
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  • Three by Nicodé The segment on Jean Louis Nicodé has a brief biography and an analysis of his three major symphonic works, especially his "Gloria!" symphony. Lasting over 2 1/4 hours, "Gloria!" may be the longest one-movement symphony - or symphony period - ever written. Luckily, there's more to it than that.
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  • The Symphonic Poem This history covers the period from Liszt, its main inventor, to 1986 – a century after his death. It surveys genre in Europe and the Americas. It examines the highways – e. g. Liszt, Debussy, Sibelius, Richard Strauss, the byways – e. g. Draeseke, Henry Hadley, Holbrooke, Reznicek and the literally legendary – Otto Jaegermeier. The latter’s Psychological Idiocy of Women, e. g. (see P. 118) should be able to bring any dull conversation up to the shouting stage.
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