Sentence examples for circumstances of composition from inspiring English sources

Ise monogatari (c. 980; Tales of Ise) consists of 143 episodes, each containing one or more poems and an explanation in prose of the circumstances of composition.

And while circumstances of composition might be the province of musicologists, the parallel in the Sinfonia to the Cantata No 174 - recycling the opening movement of the Third Brandenburg concerto - alerted the listener to niceties of Bach's instrumental colouring.

Uta monogatari (poem tales) are exemplified by the Ise monogatari (c. 980), consisting of 143 episodes, each containing one or more poems and a prose description of the circumstances of composition.

Despite the circumstances of their composition, most of the songs were spirited and upbeat.

Impossible — and not even desirable — to disassociate this book from the circumstances of its composition.

"Memoir of a Debulked Woman" (not surprisingly, given the circumstances of its composition) has some weaknesses.

* * * We know the circumstances of the composition of "The Little Prince" in detail now, courtesy of Stacy Schiff's fine biography, "Saint-Exupéry".

It can be deduced that Shakespeare was at work on Hamlet in about 1600, but of the physical circumstances of its composition we know almost nothing.

She does not remember writing the letter is astonished that it's turned up but the circumstances of its composition remain vivid.

Brideshead Revisited can be seen as lush and over-indulgent in its prose, but its narrative certainly benefits from the urgent circumstances of its composition.

Tales of Ise consists of 143 episodes, each containing one or more poems and an explanation in prose of the circumstances of its composition.