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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 Beethoven’s words Compare Beethoven’s words: «There is no rule that one may not break for the advancement of beauty.»] «I am for free music. Yes, I want music to be proudly free, to be victorious, to be...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 symphonies with scorn Wagner, who treated his symphonies with scorn before he had even read them,[28] who certainly understood his genius, and who deliberately ignored him, threw himself into Berlioz’s arms when he met him in London...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 express action without the help of speech and gesture The first argument, maintained by Wagner, is that music cannot really express action without the help of speech and gesture. It is in the name of this opinion that so many people...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 He presented himself three times He presented himself three times at the Academy, and was beaten the first time by Onslow, the second time by Clapisson, and the third time he conquered by a majority of one vote against Panseron, Vogel,...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 a wonderful isle This Roméo is an extraordinary work: «a wonderful isle, where a temple of pure art is set up.» For my part, not only do I consider it equal to the most powerful of Wagner’s creations, but I believe it to...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 captain of a merchant vessel He was the captain of a merchant vessel; a clever, good-hearted boy, but restless and nervous, irresolute and unhappy, like his father. «He has the misfortune to resemble me in everything,» said...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 freedom of melody Remark also Berlioz’s freedom of melody. His musical phrases pulse and flow like life itself. «Some phrases taken separately,» says Schumann, «have such an intensity that they will not bear...
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Creating Web Content Using Audio Recordings of Expert InterviewsCreating Web Content Using Audio Recordings of Expert InterviewsThe easiest way to create content for your websites is also one of the best ways to create value for your clients. It’s a wonderful...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 The Classical misunderstanding The Classical misunderstanding is quite as dangerous. By that I mean the clinging to superstitions of the past, and the pedantic desire to enclose art within narrow limits, which still flourish among critics....
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 Berlioz is the most illusive of men Have we now come to the end of our difficulties? Not yet; for Berlioz is the most illusive of men, and no one has helped more than he to mislead people in their estimate of him. We know how much he has...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 Then contrast Berlioz with Wagner Then contrast Berlioz with Wagner. Wagner, too, was stirred by violent passions, but he was always master of himself, and his reason remained unshaken by the storms of his heart or those of the world, by...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 He had a deep voice His mouth was well cut, with lips compressed and puckered at the corners in a severe fold, and his chin was prominent. He had a deep voice,[8] but his speech was halting and often tremulous with emotion; he would speak...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 a youth who lives in dreams But his love was that of a youth who lives in dreams; it was never the strong, clear-eyed passion of a man who has faced the realities of life, and who sees the defects as well as the charms of the woman he...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 Berlioz’s passion was at once rekindled After a time Henrietta reappeared. She had now lost her youth and her power; her beauty was waning, and she was in debt. Berlioz’s passion was at once rekindled. This time Henrietta...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 Mme. Berlioz «‘Is Mme. Berlioz at home?’ «‘I am Mme. Berlioz.’ «‘You are mistaken; I asked for Mme. Berlioz.’ «‘And I tell you, I am Mme. Berlioz.’ «‘No,...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 destined to unhappiness Such people are destined to unhappiness; and if they make other people suffer, one may be sure that it is only half of what they suffer themselves. They have a peculiar gift for attracting and gathering up trouble;...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 three thousand francs That made a total of three thousand francs, hardly gained on which he had to keep a wife and child–«même deux,» as M. Tiersot says. He attempted a festival at the Opera; the result was three hundred...
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SubmittedFriday, 03 May 2019 this material misery And in spite of all this material misery and the sorrow of being misunderstood, people speak of the glory he enjoyed. What did his compeers think of him–at least, those who called themselves such? He knew that...
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