Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones; (1833 ndash;1898) was a British artist and designer closely associated with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. He was closely involved in the renewal of the tradition of stained glass art in Britain. In addition to painting and stained glass; Burne-Jones worked in a variety of crafts and book illustration. He produced a vast amount of work throughout his career; achieved great success in his day and was influential on a number of movements such as the French Symbolists. Burne-Jones was an idealist; he was in pursuit of perfection and this quest led him to the days of knights and maidens. There is a sensuous beauty in his finest works; and it is this which ensures his work continues to be popular. Burne-Joness aim in art is best given in some of his own words; written to a friend:"I mean by a picture a beautiful; romantic dream of something that never was; never will be - in a light better than any light that ever shone - in a land no one can define or remember; only desire - and the forms divinely beautiful - and then I wake up; with the waking of Brynhild."
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Collected Essays of Milton BabbittBy Mark J. ZanterGreat resource--all of Babbitts essays in a single source. Includes early writings published before the seminal works on serialism. Must have.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A MOST IMPORTANT TOME!!!By Mark J. St HilaireNo serious student or devotee of music should be lacking a copy of this book in their collection! This is one of the most important collections of writings on serious music to date; alongside George Perles THE RIGHT NOTES and Elliott Carters COLLECTED ESSAYS LECTURES; 1937-1995. The annotations by two leading Babbitt scholars are first rate; as Babbitts thought provoking insights reveal an extraordinary musical intellect at work; corroborating once again his status as one of the most important musical figures of our time with just that right combination of heart and brain. Just one caveat; though: I only wish the book had included Babbitts doctoral dissertation THE FUNCTION OF SET STRUCTURE IN THE TWELVE-TONE SYSTEM; written in 1946 but not published until 1992. Though this seminal work is gratefully available from UMI; the print is very hard to make out. Including this 1946 classic text fully annotated into the main body of this new book would have made it the ultimate resource on the topic!
