Berlioz - A Listener's Guide (Paperback)

A bold innovator in the 19th century, Hector Berlioz was a musical dramatist with an output that is less familiar than it should be and often misunderstood. Victor Lederer introduces and surveys the music of Berlioz-from the early symphonic masterworks to the sacred music and concert overtures and to his mighty five-act opera Les Troyens. His most famous and popular pieces are the thrilling programmatic symphonies, the Symphonie fantastique and Harold en Italie. The "dramatic symphonies" Romeo et Juliette and La damnation de Faust are both driven by conflict and excitement, which contrast his piercing, long-limbed melodies and startling harmonic shifts. Berlioz's strongly profiled musical style possesses high rhythmic energy, and manic outbursts that are instantly identifiable as his, and he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and effective orchestrators in history.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2020
Authors:	Victor Lederer
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-1-5381-3558-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Music > General Promotions
LSN:	1-5381-3558-2
Barcode:	9781538135587

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