Project Gutenberg 2011-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 230 Berlioz, Hector 1803 1869 Berlioz, Louis Hector Berlioz, H. (Hector) Hallays, André 1859 1930 Hallays, Andre Les musiciens et la musique Introduction -- Mozart -- Cherubini -- Auber -- Lesueur -- Meyerbeer -- Herold -- Donizetti -- Halévy -- Bellini -- Adam -- Glinka -- Félicien David -- Ambroise Thomas -- Gounod -- Henry Litolff -- Offenbach -- Ernest Reyer -- Bizet. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously available at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Les musiciens et la musique" by Hector Berlioz is a collection of musical criticism that likely originated in the mid-19th century. The work compiles a series of articles written by Berlioz during his long tenure as a music critic for the "Journal des Débats." It delves into the state of music in France, offering insights on various composers and performances, while reflecting Berlioz's personal opinions and artistic views. At the start of this collection, the reader is introduced to Berlioz's struggles as a critic after his return from Rome. Despite his rising fame as a composer, including works like "Symphonie fantastique," he describes the poverty and dissatisfaction that accompany his writing duties. The opening portion reveals his passionate yet complicated relationship with music criticism, highlighting the ambivalence he feels between his love for music and the constraints of his role as a critic. Berlioz grapples with the challenge of articulating his thoughts on contemporary composers while lamenting the limitations imposed by the expectations of his audience and the publishing world. This mix of frustration, creativity, and sincere admiration for musical artistry sets the tone for the exploration of Berlioz's critiques of both his contemporaries and the music he holds dear. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Musicians Music -- History and criticism Music -- France -- Paris -- History and criticism ML Text FR Musique Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: Music 538291 2025-07-15T06:09:26.071303 text/html 529110 2011-08-08T11:41:22 text/html 275191 2025-07-15T06:09:35.437188 application/epub+zip 281484 2025-07-15T06:09:29.390263 application/epub+zip 265239 2025-07-15T06:09:28.089231 application/epub+zip 553635 2025-07-15T06:09:40.046202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506107 2025-07-15T06:09:34.590233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459841 2022-09-17T04:38:17.358950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483320 2025-07-15T06:09:25.118253 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 483094 2011-08-08T11:48:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 471125 2011-08-08T11:41:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23371 2025-07-15T06:09:40.187166 application/rdf+xml 15315 2025-07-15T06:09:28.597232 image/jpeg 4088 2025-07-15T06:09:28.341234 image/jpeg 187283 2011-08-08T11:49:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 185484 2011-08-08T11:49:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 199354 2011-08-08T11:49:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 271255 2025-07-15T06:09:26.117251 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia