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Berlioz : Symphonie fantastique

Title
Berlioz : Symphonie fantastique / Julian Rushton.
Author
Rushton, Julian
Publication
  • Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
  • ©2024

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Description
xvii, 153 pages : illustrations, music; 23 cm.
Summary
"Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique attracts wide audiences and is acknowledged as a landmark of music history. This book situates the symphony within French Romanticism and considers influences, literary as well as musical, that shaped its conception. Richly detailed and accessibly written, it will appeal to music lovers, scholars, and students"--
Series Statement
New Cambridge music handbooks
Uniform Title
New Cambridge music handbooks.
Alternative Title
Symphonie fantastique
Subject
  • Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869
  • Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869 > Influence
  • Symphonie fantastique (Berlioz, Hector)
  • Symphonies > Analysis, appreciation
  • Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Symphonies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-150) and index.
Contents
Introduction, programme, outline -- Literary and musical romanticism -- Symphonie fantastique in Berlioz's lifetime -- First movement : 'Rêveries, passions' -- Second movement : 'Un bal' -- Third movement : 'Scène aux champs' -- Fourth movement : 'Marche au supplice' -- Fifth movement : 'Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat' -- The sequel ; Reception by composers -- Reception : Schumann and musical form -- Other approaches ; Conclusion.
Call Number
JMD 24-29
ISBN
  • 9781316513835
  • 1316513831
  • 9781009074889
  • 1009074881
LCCN
2023023916
OCLC
1380858382
Author
Rushton, Julian, author.
Title
Berlioz : Symphonie fantastique / Julian Rushton.
Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Copyright Date
©2024
Edition
[First edition].
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
New Cambridge music handbooks
New Cambridge music handbooks.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-150) and index.
Other Form:
Online version: Rushton, Julian. Berlioz: symphonie fantastique [First edition] Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 9781009075138 (DLC) 2023023917
Research Call Number
JMD 24-29
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