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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.

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1. Introduction, programme, outline; 2. Literary and musical romanticism; 3. Symphonie fantastique in Berlioz's lifetime; 4. First movement: 'Rêveries, passions'; 5. Second movement: 'Un bal'; 6. Third movement: 'Scène aux champs'; 7. Fourth movement: 'Marche au supplice'; 8. Fifth movement: 'Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat'; 9. The sequel; reception by composers; 10. Reception: Schumann and musical form; 11. Other approaches; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Berlioz

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 11/30/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781009074889
      978-1009074889
      ISBN-10 1009074881
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction, programme, outline; 2. Literary and musical romanticism; 3. Symphonie fantastique in Berlioz's lifetime; 4. First movement: 'Rêveries, passions'; 5. Second movement: 'Un bal'; 6. Third movement: 'Scène aux champs'; 7. Fourth movement: 'Marche au supplice'; 8. Fifth movement: 'Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat'; 9. The sequel; reception by composers; 10. Reception: Schumann and musical form; 11. Other approaches; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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