He’s only been dead for like 80 years!
I think there’s a lot in that preface that comes off extremely dated, both in worldview and language (for instance his use of “he” to mean “anyone”). But to me, that makes the relevant insights feel even more universal.
Incidentally, when I looked up Dr Goetschius on the 'pedia, I discovered that he mentored my grandaunt, Lillian Fuchs, when she was in music school.
This world of ours is so small and tightly woven.
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