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Listening an art. Painting completed whole. Music passing panorama.

Not translatable into words. To follow, even anticipate composer.

Bach's absolute knowledge. Fire of Prometheus. Inner sanctuary of

art. Science of acoustics. Prime elements. Dr. Marx and Helmholtz.

Motive. Beethoven's fifth symphony. Phrase. Period. Simple melody.

"God Save the King." Our "America." Masters of counterpoint. Bach's

fugues. Monophony and polyphony. Classical and romantic. Heretic and

hero. Hadow on musical laws. Form the manifestation of these. Good

music versus ragtime. Dr. Corson on spiritual appeal.

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