Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music: The French Composer Looks Back At His Life And The Music In It. - Brossura

Gounod, Charles

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1494490676 ISBN 13: 9781494490676

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Riassunto

The following pages contain the story of the most important events of my artistic life, of the mark left by them on my personal existence, of their influence on my career, and of the thoughts they have suggested to my mind.I do not desire to make any capital out of whatever public interest may attach to my own person. But I believe the clear and simple narrative of an artist's life may often convey useful information, hidden under a word or fact of no apparent importance, but which tallies exactly with the humour or the need of some particular moment.An everyday occurrence, a hastily spoken word, often holds its own opportunity.Experience teaches; and that which has been useful and salutary to me may perchance serve others too.The Author of his own Memoirs must perforce speak frequently, nay constantly, about himself. It has been my endeavour in this book to do so with absolute impartiality. I can lay claim to scrupulous exactness both in detailing facts and in reporting the remarks of others. I have given my candid opinion of my own work, but the fable tells us the owl misjudged her own offspring, and I may well be mistaken in mine.CONTENTSI. CHILDHOOD II. ITALY III. GERMANY IV. HOME AGAIN LATER LETTERS OF CHARLES GOUNOD BERLIOZ M. CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS AND HIS OPERA "HENRI VIII." NATURE AND ART THE ACADEMY OF FRANCE AT ROME THE ARTIST AND MODERN SOCIETY

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• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1494490676
• ISBN 13: 9781494490676
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 202