lussy

Updated: June 20, 2025

I consider the book of Mathis Lussy, Rhythm and Musical Expression, of great value to the student in search of truths pertaining to intelligent interpretation. Lussy was a Swiss who was born in the early part of the last century.

James Francis Cooke - 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

The motor tension, the "set" becomes felt the moment there is objective interference just as we feel the rhythm of our going downstairs only when we fail to get the sensation we expect. <1> M. Lussy, Traite de l'Expression Musicale, Paris, 1874, p. 7. <2> Gestaltsqualitat, literally form-quality.

Ethel Dench Puffer Howes - The Psychology of Beauty