AbstractsBiology & Animal Science
An Analysis and Comparison of the Critical Works of Virgil Thomson and Olin Downes
| Institution: | North Texas State Teachers College |
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| Year: | 1947 |
| Keywords: | music criticism; Virgil Thomson; Olin Downes; Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989.; Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. |
| Record ID: | 1549860 |
| Full text PDF: | http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75651/ |
Abstract
A study of the critical work of Virgil Thomson, critic for the New York Herald Tribune and of Olin Downes, music critic for the New York Times, will perhaps give a better understanding of how different emphasis on purposes may influence critical work. Each man wrote brief, journalistic reviews. They attended many of the same concerts; yet, their critical judgments differed in many respects.
