CARL ORFF

Hailey Buckley
Aug 31, 2018 · 5 min read

Classical music is often thought of, by people indifferent to music or fond only of pop music, as an acquired taste to which only unashamed highbrows are prone. This view, though tinged with reverse snobbery, is justified — or partly so. For while it is true that opera singers in Italy, especially tenors, command a popularity otherwise given to soccer players, it is also true that symphony concerts and chamber recitals are usually attended only by the sophisticated, and…

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"Alphabeticon" is a series of small books about men and women, past and present, who have been important in various fields of human endeavour, such as the arts and sciences, politics, religion, sport, and so on. Each volume contains twenty-six chapters; alphabetically arranged.

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