UID:
almahu_9949386527502882
Format:
1 online resource :
,
illustrations (black and white).
Edition:
1st.
ISBN:
9781000088069
,
1000088065
,
9781000088021
,
1000088022
,
9781000088045
,
1000088049
,
9780429329319
,
0429329318
Series Statement:
Royal Musical Association monographs
Content:
The founding in 1777 of the Journal de Paris, France's first daily and distinctly commercial paper, represents an early use of disinformation as a tool for political gain, profit, and societal division. To attract a large readership and bar competition for C.W. Gluck's works at the Paris Opra, it launched a prolonged campaign of anonymous lies, mockery, and defamation against two prominent members of the Acadmie Franaise who wished the Opra to be open to all deserving composers but lacked a comparable daily forum with which to defend themselves. In this unique episode, music served as a smokescreen for nefarious activity. No musical knowledge is necessary to follow this purely political drama.
Note:
〈P〉References 〈/P〉〈P〉Introduction〈/P〉〈P〉1: The Cast and Setting〈/P〉〈P〉A New Print Medium 〈/P〉〈P〉The Major Figures〈/P〉〈P〉The 1781 Reprint of Gluckist Texts〈/P〉〈P〉Journalism at the New Paper〈/P〉〈P〉The Activities of Gluck's Associate〈/P〉〈P〉Events Before 1777〈/P〉〈P〉Recitative and 〈I〉Air〈/I〉〈/P〉〈P〉Gluck's Directing Skills〈/P〉〈P〉Berlioz on Gluck's Scores〈/P〉〈P〉〈/P〉〈P〉2: Arnaud's Correspondence to Italy〈/P〉〈P〉〈/P〉〈P〉3: The 〈I〉Journal de Paris〈/I〉 on the Offensive 〈/P〉〈P〉Ridicule of Marmontel〈/P〉〈P〉A Snare for La Harpe〈/P〉〈P〉Marmontel's 〈I〉Essai〈/P〉〈/I〉〈P〉The 〈I〉Essai〈/I〉 Misrepresented〈/P〉〈P〉Informed Commentaries on the 〈I〉Essai〈/P〉〈/I〉〈P〉An Independent Assessment〈/P〉〈P〉〈/P〉〈P〉4: Libel of La Harpe by Allusion〈/P〉〈P〉The Risk of Serious Criticism〈/P〉〈P〉The 〈I〉Lettre par DAVID *** son Ami〈/P〉〈/I〉〈P〉A Vindictive Matter from the Past〈/P〉〈P〉〈/P〉〈P〉5: The 〈I〉Armide〈/I〉〈U〉 〈/U〉Episode〈/P〉〈P〉The 〈I〉JPL〈/I〉 Review of 〈I〉Armide〈/P〉〈P〉〈/I〉The 〈I〉JP〈/I〉's Campaign of Disinformation〈/P〉〈P〉Another Assessment 〈/P〉〈P〉〈/P〉〈P〉6: Piccinni's Opera and Further Events〈/P〉〈P〉Piccinni's 〈I〉Roland〈/P〉〈/I〉〈P〉The Mélophile〈/P〉〈P〉Journalists under Siege 〈/P〉〈P〉Discord Fomented 〈/P〉〈P〉The Club of Hercules〈/P〉〈P〉7: Disinterested Observers〈/P〉〈P〉Johann Nicolaus Forkel〈/P〉〈P〉François-Louis d'Escherny〈/P〉〈P〉Later Opinion from Paris〈/P〉〈P〉〈/P〉〈P〉8: Profit and Power〈/P〉〈P〉The Motives〈/P〉〈P〉Gluck's Financial Acumen〈/P〉〈P〉Summation〈/P〉〈I〉〈P〉Timeline of Major Events〈/P〉〈/I〉
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780367350178
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
DOI:
10.4324/9780429329319
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429329319