Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Composers Across Cultures
ISBN-10
0198164831
ISBN-13
9780198164838
Edition
3 Revised edition
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 30th, 2000
Print length
280 Pages
Weight
332 grams
Dimensions
20.80 x 15.80 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900)Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups
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Covering Berlioz's musical style and influence, and drawing on his literary works and extensive correspondence, this is a compelling study of both man and music, from the time when he was a medical student, discovering Parisian music in 1821, through the peak of French Romanticism in the 1830's to the serene compositions of his later years.
In this comprehensive life-and-works study, Hugh Macdonald draws on Berlioz''s numerous writings - his Memoires, his critical articles, and his extensive correspondence, including many unpublished documents. Berlioz''s provincial upbringing, his enthusiasm for Parisian opera and theatre, his marriage to the actress Harriet Smithson, his activities as composer, critic, and conductor, are covered in a biographical section which concludes with a chapter on his character. Discussion of the music is chronological, from the time when Berlioz arrived in Paris in 1821 to study medicine, through the peak of French Romanticism in the 1830''s, to the compositions of his later years. In a final chapter Hugh Macdonald traces influences on Berlioz''s style and examines his treatment of melody, harmony, and rhythm, and his distinctive orchestral technique.
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