Ernest Newman
Ernest Newman
Ernest Newmanwas an English music critic and musicologist. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians describes him as "the most celebrated British music critic in the first half of the 20th century." His style of criticism, aiming at intellectual objectivity in contrast to the more subjective approach of other critics, such as Neville Cardus, was reflected in his books on Richard Wagner, Hugo Wolf, Richard Strauss and others. He was music critic of The Sunday Times from 1920 until his death...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionCritic
Date of Birth30 November 1868
A good composer is slowly discovered and a bad composer is slowly found out.
Jazz is not a 'form' but a collection of tags and tricks.
You may help a lame dog over a stile but he is still a lame dog on the other side.
If I had the power, I would insist on all oratorios being sung in the costume of the period, with the possible exception of The Creation.