Chronology Entry
Year
1941
Text
Letter from Marianne Moore to Louise Crane ; June 5 [1941?].
Mr. [Chester] Page is a virtuoso, certainly, in the humor of his manner - 'his happy starling posturings' – as well as with the trumpet. I thought, as he was playing, of the lecturer on Chinese music, Mr. Leavis, who said that a Chinese flute-player must practice rigorously – maybe months – with a reed and bowl of water, to learn how to keep taking air in without ever stopping the current of breath coming out.
Mr. [Chester] Page is a virtuoso, certainly, in the humor of his manner - 'his happy starling posturings' – as well as with the trumpet. I thought, as he was playing, of the lecturer on Chinese music, Mr. Leavis, who said that a Chinese flute-player must practice rigorously – maybe months – with a reed and bowl of water, to learn how to keep taking air in without ever stopping the current of breath coming out.
Mentioned People (1)
Moore, Marianne
(Kirkwood, Miss. 1887-1972 New York, N.Y.) : Dichterin, Schriftstellerin
[Permission for quotations by Cynthia Stamy and Qian Zhaoming].
[Permission for quotations by Cynthia Stamy and Qian Zhaoming].
Subjects
Literature : Occident : United States of America
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997 | Moore, Marianne. The selected letters of Marianne Moore. Bonnie Costello general editor. (New York, N.Y. : A.A. Knopf, 1997). S. 414. | Publication / Moo8 |