In a message dated 00-06-11 18:01:38 EDT, you write:
> > I would suggest a book which should be a part of every opera lovers > library, in my opinion. "A Short History of Opera" by Donald J. > Grout. He revised the book a number of times but its strongest > sections are found in the info on the beginnings of opera. Grout is > a most highly respected music historian and I had the privilege of > taking a course in the history of opera from him at Carlton College > in 1955. We used the above mentioned book in manuscript form. He > was a stunning lecturer. I wish we had had small tape recorders at > that time. I would like to have recorded his every word.
we used Grout A History of Western Music in music history. It was a good book; as i remember, Grout raved and raved about Mendelssohn.
Merry
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