Life of Haydn, in a Series of Letters Written At Vienna - Followed By Life of Mozart, With Observations on Metastasio, on

Informationen zum Autor Henri Beyle, plus connu sous le pseudonyme de Stendhal, né le 23 janvier 1783 à Grenoble et mort d'apoplexie le 23 mars 1842 dans le 2e arrondissement de Paris, est un écrivain français, connu en particulier pour ses romans Le Rouge et le Noir et La Chartreuse de Parme. Klappentext An 1817 English translation of Stendhal's pseudonymous early works on musicians and music, fascinating for the author's many digressions. Zusammenfassung Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, is remembered today for such novels as Le Rouge et le Noir. Involving audacious plagiarism, these early works on music originally appeared in French in 1814 under the pseudonym Louis-Alexandre-César Bombet. This English translation was published in 1817. Inhaltsverzeichnis Translator's preface; Author's preface; 1. Letters on Haydn; 2. The life of Mozart; 3. Letter on the genius of Metastasio; 4. On the present state of music in Italy; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Stendhal
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2013
• EAN: 9781108061971
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06197-1
• No. of pages: 518
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries