 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 540 pages
...which he observes, that " music is yet but in its nonage, a forward child, which gives hopes of what he may be hereafter in England, when the masters of it shall find more encouragement ; and that it is now learning Italian, which is its best master, and studying a little of the French... | |
 | George Hogarth - Composers - 1835 - 486 pages
...Somerset, in which he says, " Music is yet in its nonage, — a forward child, which gives hopes of what he may be hereafter in England, when the masters of it shall find more encouragement. It is now," he continues, " learning Italian, which is its best master, and studying a little of the... | |
 | George Hogarth - Opera - 1838 - 494 pages
...of Somerset, in which he says, " Music is yet but in its nonage, a forward child, which gives hope of what it may be hereafter in England, when the masters...little of the French air, to give it somewhat more of gaiety and fashion." Dioclesian, as a drama, does not hold a high place among the works of its authors... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1841 - 1040 pages
...their perfection in our country: nusic is yet but in its nonage, a forward child, which gives iope cf what it may be hereafter in England, when the masters of it shall find more encouragement. Tis now earning Italian, which is its best master, and studying a ittle of the French air to give it somewhat... | |
 | 1846 - 396 pages
...their perfection in our country: music is yet but in its nonage, a forward child, which gives hope of what it may be hereafter in England, when the masters of it shall find more encouragement. 'T is now learning Italian, which is its best master, and studying a little of the French air to give... | |
 | Authors - 1846 - 282 pages
...their perfection in our country : music is yet but in its nonage, a forward child, which gives hope of what it may be hereafter in England, when the masters of it shall find more encouragement. 'T is now learning Italian, which is its best master, and studying a little of the French air to give... | |
 | George Hogarth - Dramatic music - 1851 - 398 pages
...of Somerset, in which he says, " Music is yet but in its nonage, a forward child, which gives hope of what it may be hereafter in England, when the masters...little of the French air, to give it somewhat more of gaiety and fashion." Dioclesian, as a drama, does not hold a high place among the works of its authors... | |
 | Friedrich Chrysander - 1858 - 590 pages
...t»crwanbte SBeife masters of it shall find more encouragement. 'Tie now learning Italian, which is ¡Is best master, and studying a little of the French air, to give it somcxvlitit more of gayety and fashion. Thus being farther from the sun, we »re of later growth than... | |
 | Henry Sutherland Edwards - History - 1862 - 348 pages
...Somerset, Purcell himself says, " Music is yet but in its nonage, a forward child, which gives hope of what it may be hereafter in England, when the masters...little of the French air to give it somewhat more of gaiety and fashion." Here Purcell spoke in all modesty, for though his style may have been formed in... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1862 - 544 pages
...afterwards, in dedicating which work to the Duke of Somerset he says : " Music, a forward child, is now learning Italian, which is its best master, and...little of the French air to give it somewhat more of gaiety and fashion." But Purcell had musical conception of his own, and with this a faculty of adapting... | |
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Musick is yet but in its Nonage, a forward Child, which gives hope of what it may be hereafter in England, when the Masters of it shall find more Encouragement. 'Tis now learning Italian, which is its best Master, and studying a little of the French Air... 
