Les musiciens et la musique

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869

Contributor:

Hallays, André, 1859-1930

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Les musiciens et la musique" by Hector Berlioz is a collection of musical criticism that likely originated in the mid-19th century. The work compiles a series of articles written by Berlioz during his long tenure as a music critic for the "Journal des Débats." It delves into the state of music in France, offering insights on various composers and performances, while reflecting Berlioz's personal opinions and artistic views. At the start of this collection, the reader is introduced to Berlioz's struggles as a critic after his return from Rome. Despite his rising fame as a composer, including works like "Symphonie fantastique," he describes the poverty and dissatisfaction that accompany his writing duties. The opening portion reveals his passionate yet complicated relationship with music criticism, highlighting the ambivalence he feels between his love for music and the constraints of his role as a critic. Berlioz grapples with the challenge of articulating his thoughts on contemporary composers while lamenting the limitations imposed by the expectations of his audience and the publishing world. This mix of frustration, creativity, and sincere admiration for musical artistry sets the tone for the exploration of Berlioz's critiques of both his contemporaries and the music he holds dear. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Introduction

Mozart

Cherubini

Auber

Lesueur

Meyerbeer

Herold

Donizetti

Halévy

Bellini

Adam

Glinka

Félicien David

Ambroise Thomas

Gounod

Henry Litolff

Offenbach

Ernest Reyer

Bizet.

Credits:

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously available at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2011-08-08