Diamond, David. (1915–2005). "As Life What Is so Sweet" - Signed Score. New York: Arrow Music Press. 1941. Signed score of "As Life What Is so Sweet" for voice and piano, one of the more than a hundred songs by the composer. Upright quarto. No PN. 3 pp. Signature in green felt-tip pen to title. Publisher's new price label covering printed price. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.5 cm). Horizontal fold; slight bump to lower edge; in very good condition overall.
"Diamond eschewed serial, electronic and aleatory procedures, and preferred not to sort his compositional techniques into periods. Many of his works employ tonal or modal languages that admit enharmonic relationships. Diamond insisted that he never wrote a 12-note piece. His music is always marked by a strong rhythmic drive and a frequent use of displaced rhythmic patterns. He was a master of orchestration, both in his use of particular instruments and in his creation of ensembles. Rich sonic palettes are often created using spare means. His meticulous craftsmanship and his musical sensibility have assured his position as a 20th-century Romantic classicist." Mary Wallace Davidson in Grove Music Online
Diamond, David. (1915–2005). "As Life What Is so Sweet" - Signed Score. New York: Arrow Music Press. 1941. Signed score of "As Life What Is so Sweet" for voice and piano, one of the more than a hundred songs by the composer. Upright quarto. No PN. 3 pp. Signature in green felt-tip pen to title. Publisher's new price label covering printed price. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.5 cm). Horizontal fold; slight bump to lower edge; in very good condition overall.
"Diamond eschewed serial, electronic and aleatory procedures, and preferred not to sort his compositional techniques into periods. Many of his works employ tonal or modal languages that admit enharmonic relationships. Diamond insisted that he never wrote a 12-note piece. His music is always marked by a strong rhythmic drive and a frequent use of displaced rhythmic patterns. He was a master of orchestration, both in his use of particular instruments and in his creation of ensembles. Rich sonic palettes are often created using spare means. His meticulous craftsmanship and his musical sensibility have assured his position as a 20th-century Romantic classicist." Mary Wallace Davidson in Grove Music Online