Project Gutenberg 2010-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 513 Berlioz, Hector 1803 1869 Berlioz, Louis Hector Berlioz, H. (Hector) Les soirées de l'orchestre Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Soir%C3%A9es_de_l%27orchestre Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This ebook was produced from scanned images at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Les soirées de l'orchestre" by Hector Berlioz is a collection of musical essays and anecdotes written in the mid-19th century. The book explores themes of music, the experiences of orchestral musicians, and the intricacies of performance through humorous and insightful narratives featuring various characters from the orchestra. Its rich commentary on the artistic world offers readers a glimpse into the trials and tribulations faced by musicians in that era. The opening of the work introduces a colorful prologue that sets the stage in a northern European theater, where musicians engage in literary discussions and distractions during the performance of mediocre operas. Among the characters, we meet the diligent percussionist who remains deeply focused on his part while his colleagues indulge in reading and conversation. Inspired by their anecdotes, the narrator expresses a desire to capture these stories in writing, indicating that the collection will blend personal reflections with dialogues from the world of the orchestra. The blend of humor and insightful commentary hints at a rich tapestry of anecdotes to follow, drawing readers into the vibrant life of musicians. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Music -- History and criticism Music -- France -- Paris -- History and criticism ML Text FR Musique Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Music 925946 2025-08-13T07:23:32.387250 text/html 912657 2010-04-19T10:34:00 text/html 429648 2025-08-13T07:23:43.494226 application/epub+zip 442958 2025-08-13T07:23:34.825246 application/epub+zip 442958 2025-08-13T07:23:33.377242 application/epub+zip 777123 2025-08-13T07:23:50.414231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 727554 2025-08-13T07:23:42.547224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685690 2022-09-14T16:11:10.438582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 876301 2025-08-13T07:23:31.232260 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 876127 2010-04-19T10:33:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 854597 2010-04-19T10:34:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21398 2025-08-13T07:23:50.555148 application/rdf+xml 13197 2025-08-13T07:23:33.927244 image/jpeg 3829 2025-08-13T07:23:33.643250 image/jpeg 345593 2010-04-19T10:34:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 342472 2010-04-19T10:34:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 356443 2010-04-19T10:34:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 418315 2025-08-13T07:23:32.466238 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