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Tag Archives: Nick Slonimsky “Lexicon of Musical Invectives”

“SEX AND THE MUSIC LIBRARIAN” PART 1

HOW COULD I IGNORE A PRESENTATION WITH THIS TITLE—especially by no less than my pal Nick Slonimsky? See “Nick Slonimsky,” September 8, 2013, and also “The Waltz—Its Father, Its King, … Continue reading →

October 15, 2026 · Leave a comment

YOU CAN’T PLEASE EVERYONE

I’VE BEEN ENJOYING Nick Slonimsky’s Lexicon of Musical Invective: Critical Assaults on Composers Since Beethoven’s Time. Its theses are two-fold and clear: You can’t please everyone. And critics write for … Continue reading →

August 29, 2020 · Leave a comment

WAGNER INVECTIVES

THE OPERAS OF Richard Wagner give Wife Dottie, Daughter Suz and me much pleasure, though I also appreciate that the subject matter, complexity and sheer length are something of an … Continue reading →

August 26, 2016 · Leave a comment