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Searched for fortissimo in Diaries (2 results found)

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  • Diary entry for 1915-11-14

    ... Strauss himself; it remains a hackneyed piece, cobbled together, naïve in intention and realization. – The overture to Tannhäuser: a typical theater conductor's piece. The cheap effect of an approaching, passing, and disappearing chorus. The fortissimo ...

  • Diary entry for 1915-11-21

    ... and fiery; the second movement was similarly lacking in con moto, the fortissimo gestures were missing altogether and so could not rise above the forte. The accents were not given any emphasis, that which the word itself already expresses. The strings ...

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