Project Gutenberg 2011-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 460 Berlioz, Hector 1803 1869 Berlioz, Louis Hector Berlioz, H. (Hector) Voyage musical en Allemagne et en Italie, II Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Voyage musical en Allemagne et en Italie, II" by Hector Berlioz is a musical travelogue written in the mid-19th century. The work provides an insightful exploration of music, particularly focusing on Berlioz's experiences and observations related to key composers like Beethoven, Gluck, and Weber. The central themes revolve around Berlioz's journey as a composer and musician, including his interactions with the musical culture in Italy and the intricacies of musical competitions. The opening of the text sets the stage for Berlioz's narrative, as he reflects on the peculiarities of a musical composition competition he participated in. He delves into the absurd restrictions and standards set by the Institut de France, lamenting the inability to properly assess orchestral works when they are played on a piano. As he describes the process of participation and the subsequent judgments, Berlioz introduces a cast of characters from the artistic community, including his conversation with the insightful concierge, Pingard. This engaging mix of personal anecdotes and critiques on the art of music aims to captivate readers interested in both Berlioz's own journey and the broader discourse on music in that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies Music -- Germany Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787 Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826 Music -- Italy ML Text FR Musique Category: Travel Writing Category: French Literature Category: Music 461205 2025-08-15T09:12:00.635035 text/html 454030 2011-09-29T11:26:18 text/html 544318 2025-08-15T09:12:12.129013 application/epub+zip 546756 2025-08-15T09:12:05.033980 application/epub+zip 249242 2025-08-15T09:12:02.906036 application/epub+zip 1555363 2025-08-15T09:12:16.697933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1518474 2025-08-15T09:12:10.220973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448480 2022-09-17T08:20:56.532672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416892 2025-08-15T09:11:59.836001 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 416778 2011-09-29T11:26:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 407018 2011-09-29T11:27:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22107 2025-08-15T09:12:16.840945 application/rdf+xml 16655 2025-08-15T09:12:03.418987 image/jpeg 3773 2025-08-15T09:12:03.161986 image/jpeg 165814 2011-09-29T11:28:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 164258 2011-09-29T11:28:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 453099 2011-09-29T11:28:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 532318 2025-08-15T09:12:00.700069 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