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Diary entry for 1934-02-27
... writing "Meter" and "Rhythm" for Free Composition after midnight. ...
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Diary entry for 1928-11-22
... marchlike rhythms are irritating in the long run; we decide not to listen to Die Zwillingsbrüder. ...
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Diary entry for 1931-01-14
... turns to brightness. A bad night! In the morning, work on Free Composition. From Gerstberger (letter): his piece about Weisse’s lecture – he does not understand the Urlinie! He objects to the fact that the Ursatz does not explain rhythm. At times, brash ...
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Diary entry for 1934-02-10
... Paula Juran was admitted to hospital with an abscess; they were obliged to pay 103 shillings in advance for hospitalization costs (see the diary entries for September 24, November 30, and December 20,1933). – erhält dafür S. 10. 10. "Rhythm" in Free ...
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Diary entry for 1934-02-25
... corrections for the final paragraphs of "Rhythm" and "Meter" in Free Composition. Afternoon snack at the Sacher, a short walk. I read the corrections, Lie-Liechen writes. ...
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Diary entry for 1913-10-15
... two military bands pass by and also in hearing the Radetzky March, among other things. The rhythm of the snare drum was reduced to the most severe simplicity: all the trills and ornaments were laid bare; and verily the rigid monotony of the rhythm has ...
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Diary entry for 1923-11-20
... pieces, seeing that the work lacks dramatic effect as it is; the winds and the strings do not mix, the tempos are frequently much too slow, and some are too fast. The heavy effect of monotonous rhythm unmistakable – and yet the work has high, supreme ...
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Diary entry for 1924-12-31
... along one of the two first blooming hyacinths; there I am introduced to a woman, a student of Robert; Mrs. Rothberger conceals the fact that she is the children's teacher; a tenor is also present. The lack of rhythm is retraceable to Mr. Rothberger ...
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Diary entry for 1925-05-05
... influence the rhythm, sacrificing the content to it unscrupulously in order to be certain to play cleanly and without error – as if this effect were not achievable with a correct grasp of the pieces and more nimbleness! (Hollandaise). ...
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Diary entry for 1926-08-13
... den Empfang des Jahrbuchs. Von Frl. Kahn (Ansichtsk.): dankt für die Empfehlung des Ortes, der ihr nun behagt. Abends Sterne sichtbar. 13, blue sky. Up with the sun, at 6 o'clock! Wiehmayer's book on rhythm and meter. After lunch, black coffee taken on ...