Author: Hector Berlioz
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252069420
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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A daring composer in his own right, Hector Berlioz made a considerable reputation and a modest living for himself writing about music. This compact volume gathers brief, pithy essays Berlioz wrote on Beethoven's nine symphonies, his opera, Fidelio, and his piano sonatas and trios. Berlioz vividly depicts the salient features of the music with observations that are acute and passionate, as valuable for musicians as for amateurs. Beyond its astute commentary on the music, however, Berlioz's book offers a rare firsthand look at the reception and reputation accorded Beethoven's music in the decades following his death. Berlioz transcribes the comments of amateurs leaving the conservatoire after a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and provides a mocking glimpse of the French appreciation of the great German composer: What stands in the way of the music of 'Fidelio' as regards the Parisian public is ... the great disdain of the composer for sonorous effects which are not justified. He addresses Beethoven's skillful use of the orchestra as an instrument of drama and the general disapprobation that greeted this approach. He also includes a satirical piece on the fad of calling up the spirit of a composer and transcribing new, posthumous compositions. Berlioz's essays testify to the tumult caused by Beethoven's music in his time and offer ways to approach the music that remain enlightening and fresh.
Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Publisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 696
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Author: Hector Berlioz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781332434022
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Excerpt from A Critical Study of Beethoven's Nine Symphonies, With a Few Words on His Trios and Sonatas: A Criticism of Fidelio, and an Introductory Essay on Music About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 694
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Author: Berlioz Hector
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780243794072
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Publisher: New York : R.R. Bowker Company
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Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1728
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Author: Association of College and Research Libraries
Publisher: Chicago : American Library Association
ISBN:
Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Author: Hector Berlioz
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Category : Opera
Languages : en
Pages : 165
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 606
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Includes entries for maps and atlases.
