| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 187 pages) |
| Contents |
PART I. MUSIC; 1. Introduction; 2. Art for Art's Sake; 3. Harmony and Melody; 4. The Birmingham Festivals; 5. Musical Eccentricities; 6. Hélène; 7. On Not Writing a Preface; 8. Musical Trends; 9. In Defence of Opéra-Comique; 10. The Old Conservatoire; 11. The Organ; PART II. MUSICIANS; 12. Meyerbeer; 13. Rossini; 14. Berlioz I; 15. Berlioz II; 16. Liszt I; 17. Liszt II; 18. Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelung and the Bayreuth Premiere, August 1876; 19. The Wagnerian Illusion; 20. Charles Gounod; 21. Jacques Offenbach I; 22. Jacques Offenbach II; 23. Memories of Childhood |
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24. Georges Bizet25. Jules Massenet; 26. Pauline Viardot; 27. Four Poems to Friends; Pauline Viardot; Gabriel Fauré; Augusta Holmès; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Summary |
Camille Saint-Saèens is a memorable figure not only for his successes as a composer of choral and orchestral works, and the eternally popular opera 'Samson et Dalila', but also because he was a keen observer of the musical culture in which he lived. This text brings some of his writings to life in English translation |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
| SUBJECT |
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50041617
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Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. fast (OCoLC)fst00014270 |
| Subject |
Composers -- France -- Biography
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Music -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Composers.
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Music.
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France.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nichols, Roger
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| ISBN |
9780199717750 |
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199717753 |
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0199852081 |
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9780199852086 |
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9786611868246 |
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6611868240 |
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1281868248 |
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9781281868244 |
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