Project Gutenberg 2025-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 148 Rolland, Romain 1866 1944 Rollan, R. 21003302 Voyage musical au pays du passé $aParis :$bHachette, $c1920. Avant-propos -- Le roman comique d'un musicien, au XVIIIe siècle [Der Musicalische Quack Salber de J. Kuhnau] -- La vie musicale d'un amateur anglais au temps de Charles II, d'après le Journal de Pepys -- Portrait de Hændel -- Les origines du "style classique" dans la musique du XVIIIe siècle -- L'autobiographie d'un illstre oublié: Telemann, rival heureux de J.-S. Bach -- Métastase, précurseur de Gluck -- Voyage musical à travers l'Europe du XVIIIe siècle: I. Italie. II. Allemagne. Pierre Lacaze and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Voyage musical au pays du passé" by Romain Rolland is a historical collection of musical essays written in the early 20th century. This work explores the development of music and its cultural context, drawing on biographical studies, satirical narratives, and firsthand accounts from various historical periods, particularly focusing on the transition to modern music. The book delves into the stories of influential but sometimes overlooked figures and trends in European music, aiming to revive interest in their contributions and to offer insight into the evolution of the musical landscape. The opening of "Voyage musical au pays du passé" begins with an avant-propos (foreword) in which Rolland explains that the collection continues his earlier exploration of musicians from past eras, highlighting especially the transitional figures of early 18th-century Europe who shaped the course of modern music. He argues for the importance of recognizing these "pioneers," such as Telemann and the symphonists of Mannheim, despite their contemporary obscurity. The main body starts with an in-depth study of Johann Kuhnau, a polymath and cantor, introduced both as an innovative composer and as a satirical novelist through his fictional work "Der Musicalische Quack-Salber." This section humorously recounts the adventures of a musical charlatan in baroque Germany, critiquing the era's fascination with Italian virtuosity and superficiality. Rolland then transitions to English musical life in the Restoration period, using Samuel Pepys's diary to paint a vivid picture of everyday musical practice and taste, blending anecdote and cultural commentary. The opening thus sets the tone for a rich, engaging journey through musical history, exploring not only leading composers but also social habits, institutions, and the shifting significance of music across European society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/voyagemusicalaup00roll 20210120213806rolland 1920 FR Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Composers -- Biography Music -- 18th century -- History and criticism ML Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - European Category: Music 557737 2025-07-30T05:16:17.041244 text/html 525010 2025-04-05T10:10:05 text/html 392457 2025-07-30T05:16:25.615242 application/epub+zip 400815 2025-07-30T05:16:18.462235 application/epub+zip 268266 2025-07-30T05:16:17.686292 application/epub+zip 558490 2025-07-30T05:16:30.230214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536622 2025-07-30T05:16:24.885257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449932 2025-07-30T05:16:15.537322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 430010 2025-04-05T10:10:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17805 2025-07-30T05:16:30.398198 application/rdf+xml 9843 2025-07-30T05:16:17.842257 image/jpeg 2165 2025-07-30T05:16:17.764244 image/jpeg 348941 2025-07-30T05:16:17.088294 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