UID:
almahu_9947415494402882
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 496 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139839198 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Music
Uniform Title:
Lettres sur le célèbre compositeur Jh. Haydn.
Content:
Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, is remembered today for such novels as Le Rouge et le Noir. In his lifetime, he wrote in a variety of literary genres and under a multitude of names. Louis-Alexandre-César Bombet was his choice of pseudonym for these early works, originally published in French in 1814. His lives of Haydn and Mozart were substantially derived from works by Giuseppe Carpani and Théophile Winckler respectively. Despite this audacious plagiarism, Stendhal's passion for music is evident, especially for Mozart, whose Clemenza di Tito he had enjoyed in Königsberg during the winter of 1812 whilst serving in Napoleon's army. Of especial interest to the modern reader are Stendhal's frequent digressions expressing his forthright opinions on the issues and figures of his day. This reissue is of Robert Brewin's English translation of 1817, with additional notes by the composer William Gardiner.
Note:
Originally published: London : John Murray, 1817.
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Includes index.
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Translation by R. Brewin, of Lettres sur le célèbre compositeur Jh. Haydn.
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"Translated from the French of L.A.C. Bombet. With notes by the author of Sacred melodies [W. Gardiner]."--Original title page.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108061971
Language:
English
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139839198
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