Project Gutenberg 2023-04-29 Public domain in the USA. 283 Huneker, James 1857 1921 Huneker, James Gibbons 04006947 Overtones, a book of temperaments : $b Richard Strauss, Parsifal, Verdi, Balzac, Flaubert, Nietzsche, and Turgénieff $aUnited States :$bCharles Scribner's Sons, $c1904. "Several of the foregoing essays have appeared in Scribner's magazine, the Musical courier, Criterion, Harper's bazar, Metropolitan, New York Sun, and elsewhere. They have been greatly altered and amplified for republication." Bob Taylor, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Overtones: A Book of Temperaments" by James Huneker is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work explores the intersections of music, literature, and philosophy, providing insights into notable figures such as Richard Strauss, Verdi, Balzac, and Nietzsche. Huneker examines their respective arts, making connections between their temperaments and their creative outputs, emphasizing the emotional and psychological nuances of their works. The opening of the book introduces Richard Strauss, highlighting his complex relationship with music and its evolution. Huneker discusses Strauss's innovative style, particularly his use of orchestration and thematic disassociation, drawing parallels to the works of classical masters like Bach and Beethoven. The author portrays Strauss as a revolutionary figure who breaks with traditional forms to create what he terms "psychological realism in music." He emphasizes Strauss's influence on the symphonic form and articulates a vision for music that prioritizes emotional depth and intellectual engagement over mere aesthetic beauty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/overtonesbookoft00hune/page/n7/mode/2up 20210514060509huneker 1904 US Reading ease score: 60.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Music ML Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Music 541297 2025-06-28T05:33:08.266548 text/html 540207 2023-04-29T13:07:59 text/html 484845 2025-06-28T05:33:15.523507 application/epub+zip 485932 2025-06-28T05:33:09.938486 application/epub+zip 419302 2025-06-28T05:33:09.110513 application/epub+zip 1238757 2025-06-28T05:33:19.952475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1205646 2025-06-28T05:33:14.792486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497308 2025-06-28T05:33:07.664508 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 497095 2023-04-29T13:07:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17894 2025-06-28T05:33:20.092435 application/rdf+xml 18107 2025-06-28T05:33:09.315538 image/jpeg 2260 2025-06-28T05:33:09.210517 image/jpeg 203213 2023-04-29T13:08:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 510334 2023-04-29T13:08:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 515091 2025-06-28T05:33:08.317555 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia