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The other worlds of Hector Berlioz : travels with the orchestra /
"Berlioz frequently explored other worlds in his writings, from the imagined exotic enchantments of New Zealand to the rings of Saturn where Beethoven's spirit was said to reside. The settings for his musical works are more conservative, and his adventurousness has instead been located in...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "Berlioz frequently explored other worlds in his writings, from the imagined exotic enchantments of New Zealand to the rings of Saturn where Beethoven's spirit was said to reside. The settings for his musical works are more conservative, and his adventurousness has instead been located in his mastery of the orchestra, as both orchestrator and conductor. Inge van Rij's book takes a new approach to Berlioz's treatment of the orchestra by exploring the relationship between these two forms of control - the orchestra as abstract sound, and the orchestra as collective labour and instrumental technology. Van Rij reveals that the negotiation between worlds characteristic of Berlioz's writings also plays out in his music: orchestral technology may be concealed or ostentatiously displayed; musical instruments might be industrialised or exoticised; and the orchestral musicians themselves move between being a society of distinctive individuals and being a machine played by Berlioz himself"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 357 pages) : illustrations, music |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-350) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139030090 1139030094 9781316247198 1316247198 9781316249093 1316249093 1316252876 9781316252871 1316250989 9781316250983 1316233960 9781316233962 |