Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Musical MadhouseCondition: NewEAN: 9781580461825ISBN: 9781580461825Publisher: University of Rochester PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/01/2005Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Hector BerliozContributor: Alastair Bruce (Edited by), Hugh Macdonald (Introduction by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: An English Translation of Berlioz's Les Grotesques de la musiqueISBN-10: 1580461824Description: This is the first complete translation into English of Berlioz's second collection of musical articles, originally published in 1859. The work is a uniquely Berliozian combination of light-hearted journalism and serious musical comment and analysis.Hector Berlioz's Les Grotesques de la musique is the only one of his books that has never been translated into English in its entirety. It is by far the funniest of all his works, and consists of a number of short anecdotes, witticisms, open letters, and comments on the absurdities of concert life. Alastair Bruce's fluid translation brings to life this important composer and bon vivant. He does a wonderful job of conveying all the puns, jokes, and invective of Berlioz's prose as well as the nuances of his stories. He even imitates a Tahitian accent in the translation, as Berlioz does in the original. The notes will give the reader insight into the innuendos and in-jokes that fill the pages. This translation will take its place among other translations of Berlioz's prose writings, bringing to the reader more lively examples of a still misunderstood composer caught up in the musical life of mid-nineteenth century Paris. Alastair Bruce is a London-based management consultant and former treasurer of the Berlioz Society. Hugh Macdonald is General Editor of New Berlioz Edition.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Music Dance & TheatreBook Series: Eastman Studies in MusicItem Weight: 404gRelease Year: 2005 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Musical Madhouse
Title: The Musical Madhouse
EAN: 9781580461825
ISBN: 9781580461825
Release Date: 02/01/2005
Release Year: 2005
Contributor: Hugh Macdonald (Introduction by)
Subtitle: An English Translation of Berlioz's Les Grotesques de la musique
ISBN-10: 1580461824
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Music Dance & Theatre
Number of Pages: 263 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Musical Madhouse : an English Translation of Berlioz's Les Grotesques De La Musique
Publisher: University of Rochester Medical Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: European / French, Europe / France, General, Genres & Styles / International, Individual Composer & Musician
Publication Year: 2005
Item Weight: 14.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Music, Literary Collections, History
Author: Hector Berlioz
Item Length: 9 in
Series: Issn Ser.
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
