tone-poet

Just at the awakening of public appreciation of his work and recognition of his right to rank as America's greatest composer of music, MacDowell died to the world of men through a mental collapse brought on by over-work, and for two years, forgetting that there was such a thing as music, the great tone-poet dwelt in a soundless world.

Edward MacDowell Elizabeth Fry Page

Madame Sand joined a sympathetic appreciation of the refinement of his nature, and an enthusiastic admiration of his genius -- feelings she shared with his numberless female worshippers -- to a strength of character that lent the support no other could perhaps so fully have given, or that he would accept from no other, to the fragile, nervous, suffering tone-poet.

Famous Women: George Sand Bertha Thomas

It was only by accident that "Freihold" was not written by the Munich tone-poet.

Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers Paul Rosenfeld 1918

I remember that he was extremely fond of Grieg, and the marked and original character of the Norwegian tone-poet made a deep impression upon him.

Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression James Francis Cooke 1917

But if MacDowell displayed at times the usual inconsistency of the modern tone-poet in his attitude toward the whole subject of programme-music, [8] the tendency was neither a persistent nor determined one; and he was, as I have noted, even less disposed toward the frankly literal methods of which Strauss and his followers are such invincible exponents.

Edward MacDowell Gilman, Lawrence, 1878-1939 1908

But if MacDowell displayed at times the usual inconsistency of the modern tone-poet in his attitude toward the whole subject of programme-music, [8] the tendency was neither a persistent nor determined one; and he was, as I have noted, even less disposed toward the frankly literal methods of which Strauss and his followers are such invincible exponents.

Edward MacDowell Lawrence Gilman 1908

He occupies a middle ground between the undaunted literalism of the Munich tone-poet and the sentimental posturings into which the romanticism of Schumann so frequently declined.

Edward MacDowell Lawrence Gilman 1908

He occupies a middle ground between the undaunted literalism of the Munich tone-poet and the sentimental posturings into which the romanticism of Schumann so frequently declined.

Edward MacDowell Gilman, Lawrence, 1878-1939 1908

In the last quartets which now come up for consideration, the labors of the tone-poet are brought to a close.

Beethoven A Character Study Fischer, George A 1905

My friend the artist once collaborated with me in an experiment of this sort, but we did not pursue it, discovering how feeble an advance ours would be after all; for there were points at which both of us felt we ought to give way to the tone-poet.

Without Prejudice Israel Zangwill 1895