The character of instrumental music... lets the emotions radiate and shine in their own character without presuming to display them as real or imaginary representations. ↗
We need improvement in the style of performance. There is no more advantage in a musician who plays and conducts than in one who is only a beater of rhythm. ↗
Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are exuberant experiences. They send you out of the theater filled with music. ↗