Berlioz Studies
Title | Berlioz Studies PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Bloom |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2006-11-02 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780521028561 |
This book contains essays by leading Berlioz scholars on various aspects of the great musician's life and work.
Berlioz
Title | Berlioz PDF eBook |
Author | Julian Rushton |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1994-08-26 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780521377676 |
Berlioz's 'dramatic symphony' Roméo et Juliette is regarded by many as his finest work; it is certainly among the most original. It is played less often than his earlier symphonies, because it requires solo voices and chorus; yet at its heart is some of the most inspired orchestral music of the nineteenth century. This book summarises the complex genesis of the work before examining the music closely and always with a view to understanding its dramatic implications. The early and later critical reception is quoted and discussed and Julian Rushton concludes by suggesting a way of hearing the work which recognises the value of its mixed genre. The complete libretto is provided in both English and French.
Evenings with the Orchestra
Title | Evenings with the Orchestra PDF eBook |
Author | Hector Berlioz |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 407 |
Release | 1999-05-15 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0226043746 |
In this delightful and now classic narrative, written by the brilliant composer and critic Hector Berlioz, readers are made privy to 25 highly entertaining evenings with a fascinating group of distracted performers.
The Orchestral Conductor
Title | The Orchestral Conductor PDF eBook |
Author | Hector Berlioz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1902 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN |
The Musical Language of Berlioz
Title | The Musical Language of Berlioz PDF eBook |
Author | Julian Rushton |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 1983-11-24 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780521242790 |
This book is an analytical and critical study of Berlioz's unique musical style. It does not undertake to analyse all his works, but rather to separate characteristic elements and observe them in action. Berlioz's writings and those of his critics are called upon to help focus the discussion. Part I includes material on the sources of Berlioz's idiosyncrasy and a discussion of fundamental pitch elements. Part II pursues this discussion into textural, contrapuntal and orchestral features, and considers melody and rhythm. Part III deals with whole musical forms, vocal and instrumental. The book includes copious musical illustration, much of it analytical reduction, and the expressive purpose of the features analysed is fully considered. The conclusion is that Berlioz's musical language is inescapably peculiar, though not necessarily inept; features which seem inexplicable in the light of compositional theory nearly always contribute to the musical and expressive exactness of communication.
The Cambridge Companion to Berlioz
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Berlioz PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Bloom |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 2000-08-24 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780521596381 |
Provides a comprehensive view of Berlioz the man, the composer, the critic and the writer.
Hector Berlioz
Title | Hector Berlioz PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey Alan Langford |
Publisher | New York : Garland |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Composers |
ISBN |
A selective, annotated bibliography comprising 900 of the most significant pieces of Berlioz research and criticism that have appeared. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR