Berlioz
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Berlioz
（Master musicians series）
Oxford University Press, 2000
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Originally published: London : J.M. Dent, 1991
"List of works": p. 220-240
Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-251) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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on Berlioz's numerous writings - his Memoires, his critical articles, and his extensive correspondence, including many unpublished documents.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.
Table of Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- 1. 1803-1830
- 5. 1818-1830
- NOTES TO THE TEXT
- APPENDICES
- INDEX
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