| Series |
The listener's companion
Listener's companion. ^A1295188
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| Contents |
Introduction: opening your imagination -- Abbreviations -- Timeline -- Songs -- Music for chorus -- Orchestral music -- Extended choral-orchestral works -- Operas -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Song inventory -- Appendix B: Choral music -- Appendix C: Program of Symphonie fantastique -- Appendix D: Mémoires references. |
| Abstract |
The author offers the non-specialist a pathway into the underlying allure of Berlioz's music. His views on rehearsing and conducting, bumpy career ride and failures, the journey of a work through revisions and editions, and historical performance practices provide a backdrop to discussions of his most significant works. As O'Neal addresses the motivation and conception, sonic atmosphere, and compositional strategies of key works, she provides a new multifaceted experience not only to music historians and performers but also to any amateur music lover who has ever been entranced by Berlioz's undeniable musical veracity. As the listener interacts with Berlioz's music, the ear's curiosity and imagination will take flight. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2017038313 |
| ISBN | 9780810886063 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0810886065 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
