The Music of Berlioz

by Julian Rushton

Overview

This is the first full-length musical study of Berlioz to take into account the rediscovered Messe solennelle. Julian Rushton discusses all aspects of his work, without undue emphasis on a few more popular pieces. The first section consists of a comprehensive biography of Berlioz's musical works, tracing shifting patterns of productivity, approaches to genre, and the contrast between works which are aesthetically progressive or retrospective. The author then considers aspects of Berlioz's musical style, building upon earlier studies by the author and other recent scholarship. The final section offers a more substantial analysis of selected passages and an overall critical assessment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198166900
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/18/2001
Pages:	380
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

University of Leeds

Table of Contents

PrefaceList of AbbreviationsI: A BIOGRAPHY OF BERLIOZ'S MUSIC1. Provincial to Prize-Winner2. The Romantic Decade3. Damnation and AfterII: TECHNIQUES AND MEANINGS4. Implications of a Musical Biography5. Techniques of Composition6. Signs and EvocationsIII: THE WORKS7. The Lyric Berlioz8. Architecture, Patriotism, and the End of the World9. A Fantastic Symphonist10. Berlioz DramatistBibliographyIndex of Berlioz's WorksGeneral Index

Editorial Reviews

"[H]e supplies us with a superb network of external sources in his numerous footnotes...As a sequel to the author's earlier study of the same subject, it offers some interesting new views, many of which are based on recently discovered sources, notably the long-lost Messe Solennelle from Berlioz's student years."—Music & Letters

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