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Berlioz and His Century : an Introduction to the Age of Romanticism by Jacques Barzun; with a new preface is a music available to read on EtoBox.
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In this abridgment of his monumental study, Berlioz and the Romantic Century, Jacques Barzun recounts the events and extraordinary achievements of the great composer's life against the background of the romantic era. As the author eloquently demonstrates, Berloiz was an archetype whose destiny was the story of an age, the incarnation of an artistic style and a historical spirit. "In order to understand the nineteenth century, it is essential to understand Berlioz," notes W. H. Auden, "and in ord
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- Author
- Jacques Barzun; with a new preface
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780226038612
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- Memoir, Music, Biography
- Rating
- 5 / 5 (3 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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