Berlioz

By:

Hugh Macdonald

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Composers Across Cultures

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In this 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on Berlioz's numerous writings - his memoires , his critical articles, and his extensive correspondence, including many unpublished documents.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 1830s, 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.

Release date Australia

November 30th, 2000

Author

Hugh Macdonald

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Edition

3rd Revised edition

Illustrations

8 pp b/w halftones, 62 music examples

Pages

272

Series

Composers Across Cultures

Dimensions

129x211x21

ISBN-13

9780198164838

Product ID

4018583

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