Essays by Isaac Asimov about fine arts

Copyright © 1995 by Edward Seiler and Richard Hatcher. All rights reserved.

Gilbert & Sullivan

Original Title: An Ode to Gilbert & Sullivan
Subject: Gilbert's lyrics and Sullivan's music go well together
First Published In: 4-Nov-84, Newsday
Collection(s):

• 1987 Past, Present, and Future
  

Music to My Ears

Subject: musical scale
First Published In: Oct-67, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1968 Science, Numbers, and I
  

All Four Stanzas

Subject: /story of the U. S. national anthem
First Published In: Mar-91, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANY COLLECTIONS
  

Music, Always (w/Janet)

Subject: music is "the art of sound in time" and has pleasant benefits
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

The Future of Costume

Original Title: The Seers
Subject: clothing will simplify and be more casual and unisex in the future
First Published In: Sep-85, Esquire
Collection(s):

• 1987 Past, Present, and Future
  

The Future of Handicraft

Subject: crafts are not necessary for survival, but are still enjoyed
First Published In: 1988, Nightfall
Collection(s):

• 1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription