Word: poems
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT. Soloist: Miss Germaine Arnaud. Sanders Theatre, 8 P. M. Program: Richard Strauss, Tone Poem, "Ein Heldenleben"; Saint Saens, Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor, No. 2; Weber, Overture, "Die Freischutz...
...beloved as the two sit together in a fragrant garden by the sea. The external situation is finely conceived--the reader feels the moonlight, the flowers, the booming of the sea, the isolation. Part of Milton's canon, that poetry should be simple, sensuous and passionate, the poem is faithful to; it has burning passion and sensuous description; but it has not simplicity. Simplicity involves clearness, without which a poem fails to produce its intended effect. Here I am not sure that I understand the emotional situation: what is the "pain" for which God is to be thanked...
...third of a series of eight concerts will be given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Sanders Theatre this evening at 8 o'clock. The program follows: Weber, Overture, "Oberon"; Tschaikowsky, Symphony No. 6 "Pathetic," in B minor, Op. 74; Coquard, Aria, "Plainte d'Ariane"; Smetana, Symphonic Poem, "The Moldau"; Brahms, Songs with Pianoforte, a. "Minnelied," b. "Mainacht," c. "Standchen," Wagner, Prelude to "The Mastersingers of Nuremberg"; Soloist, Miss Lilla Ormond...
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT. Soloist: Miss Lilla Ormond. Sanders Theatre, 8 P. M. Program: Weber, Overture, "Oberon"; Tschaikowsky, Symphony No. 6, "Pathetic"; Smetana, Symphonic Poem, "The Moldau"; McDowell, Symphonic Poem, "Lamia" (after Keats); Wagner, Prelude to "The Mastersingers of Nuremberg...
...which there were many famous men, among whom he was one of the greatest. His life can be divided into three parts: his early years as a student and scholar; his share in the struggles of the day; and his retirement and the writing of his great epic poem. Milton went to college to become a minister in the Anglican Church, but he never carried out this intention for he believed that the people should rule in religious matters, not the bishops. He joined the Presbyterian Church but as that did not conform to his ideas he left...