| E. T. A. Hoffmann's Musical Writings: Kreisleriana; The Poet and the Composer; Music Criticism |
 enlarge | Author: E. T. A. Hoffmann
Creators: David Charlton, Martyn Clarke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 496
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0521543398
Dewey Decimal Number: 780
EAN: 9780521543392
ASIN: 0521543398
Publication Date: September 16, 2004
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Product Description
This book contains the first complete translation in English of E. T. A. Hoffmann's major musical writings, complementing the well-known Tales. It offers, therefore, a long-awaited opportunity to assess the thought and influence of one of the most famous of all writers on music and the musical links with his fiction. Containing the first complete appearance in English of Kreisleriana, it reveals a masterpiece of imaginative writing whose title is familiar to musicians (from Robert Schumann's piano cycle) and whose profound humour and irony can now be fully appreciated. This volume offers translations aiming at the greatest fidelity to Hoffmann, as well as musical accuracy in the reviews. David Charlton's three introductory essays provide extensive information on the background to Romantic music criticism; on the origins and internal structure of Kreisleriana; and on Hoffmann and opera. A concluding essay by the late Friedrich Schnapp lists Hoffmann's planned reviews and those mistakenly attributed to him.
Book Description
This book offers a long-awaited opportunity to assess the thought and influence of one of the most famous of all writers on music and the musical links with his fiction. Containing the first complete appearance in English of Kreisleriana, it reveals a masterpiece of imaginative writing and whose profound humour and irony can now be fully appreciated.
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