Project Gutenberg 2009-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 366 Berlioz, Hector 1803 1869 Berlioz, Louis Hector Berlioz, H. (Hector) Bernard, Daniel 1842 1883 19002165 Correspondance inédite de Hector Berlioz, 1819-1868 Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Correspondance inédite de Hector Berlioz, 1819-1868" by Hector Berlioz is a collection of letters written in the mid-19th century. This work gathers the personal correspondence of the renowned French composer, shedding light on his life, thoughts, and artistic struggles. The compilation is intended to provide insights into Berlioz's character and experiences, capturing the essence of his contributions to music and literature. The opening of the correspondence introduces the reader to the context of Berlioz's life, characterized by a tension between his ambitious artistic pursuits and the challenges he faced in gaining recognition, particularly in France. The letters recount significant events, including Berlioz's refusal of a prestigious position in Austria, which he believed would hinder his creative freedom in Paris. The text reflects on his feelings of isolation, as well as the admiration he received abroad, paralleling the contempt he often faced at home. Through these early letters, readers are invited into Berlioz’s world, marked by his passion for music, personal relationships, and the societal constraints he battled throughout his career. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Composers -- France -- Biography Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869 -- Correspondence Composers -- France -- Correspondence ML Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: Music 692134 2025-08-12T10:14:28.378378 text/html 672659 2024-10-24T20:21:33 text/html 405261 2025-08-12T10:14:41.728293 application/epub+zip 415922 2025-08-12T10:14:32.556298 application/epub+zip 337644 2025-08-12T10:14:30.795303 application/epub+zip 1170297 2025-08-12T10:14:48.160743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1128130 2025-08-12T10:14:40.320305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 633751 2022-09-14T04:05:37.586716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605798 2025-08-12T10:14:26.832391 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 585883 2024-10-24T20:21:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18238 2025-08-12T10:14:48.308716 application/rdf+xml 21156 2025-08-12T10:14:31.338298 image/jpeg 4288 2025-08-12T10:14:31.067319 image/jpeg 393551 2025-08-12T10:14:28.461323 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia