The Parisian worlds of Frédéric Chopin / William G. Atwood.

Author/creator Atwood, William G.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©1999.
Descriptionvii, 470 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Paris a la Galignani: an Anglo-Italian guide to the French capital for the English-speaking tourist -- Polish Parisians: a people in exile -- From citizen-king to prince-president: France as a "Bourgeois-cracy" -- Society and salons: a "who's tout" of le Tout Paris -- Pox Britannica: the great epidemic of Anglomania -- Musical currents along the Seine: from concert halls to dance halls -- Opera: a vocal art and social spectacle -- Bohemia and the demimonde: two operas in the making -- Penning a profit: literature becomes lucrative -- Stage by stage: the evolution of theatrical taste from the battle of "Hernani" to the reign of Rachel -- Delacroix, daumier, and Daguerre: a "3-D" view of art -- "A votre sante!": coping with poultices, purges, and the Parisian medical profession -- Visions of a better world: searching for utopia form menilmontant to Rue Vanneau -- The big shadow of the little corporal: Napoleon becomes a legend -- Epilogue. Obituary and funeral of Frederic Chopin -- Appendix. The Paris residences of Frederic Chopin.
Abstract Fleeing his native Warsaw, Chopin stopped in Paris in 1831 and stayed there until his death. The author re-creates the Paris that Chopin knew, providing vivid details about its places, people, and politics, and showing how these affected Chopin.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 417-447) and index.
LCCN 99027886
ISBN0300077734 (alk. paper)

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Music Music Stacks ML410.C54 A78 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold