Book contents
- Frontmatter
- AUTHOR'S PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAPTER I La Côte St.André—First Communion—First musical experience
- CHAPTER II My Father–Literary Education–Passion for Travelling–Virgil–First poetical impressions
- CHAPTER III Meylan–My Uncle–The Pink Shoes–The Hamadryad of Saint Eynard–Love at twelve years of age
- CHAPTER IV First Music Lessons from my Father–First attempts at Composition–Anatomical Studies–Antipathy to Medicine–Departure for Paris
- CHAPTER V A Year of Medical Studies–Professor Amusat–A Performance at the Opéra–The Conservatoire Library–Irresistible attraction towards Music–My Father refuses to let me adopt it as a Profession–Family discussions
- CHAPTER VI I become one of Lesueur's Pupils–His Kindness–The Chapel Royal
- CHAPTER VII A first Opera–M.Andrieux–A first Mass–M.de Chateaubriand
- CHAPTER VIII Augustin de Pons;lends me Twelve Hundred Francs–My Mass performed for the first time at Saint Roch–Second Performance at St.Eustache–I burn it
- CHAPTER IX First Interview with Cherubini–He turns me out of the Conservatoire Library
- CHAPTER X My Father withdraws my Allowance–I return to the Côte–Despair–My Father's Alarm–He allows me to return to Paris–My Mother's Fanaticism–Her Curse
- CHAPTER XI I return to Paris–Give Lessons–Enter Reicha's Class at the Conservatoire–Dinners on the Pont Neuf–My Father again stops my Allowance–Relentless Opposition–Humbert Ferrand–Rodolphe Kreutzer
- CHAPTER XII I compete for a place as Chorus Singer,and get it–A.Charbonnel–Our Bachelor Establishment
- CHAPTER XIII First Composition for the Orchestra–Studies at the Opéra–Lesueur and Reicha
- CHAPTER XIV Competition at the Conservatoire–My Cantata declared unplayable–Adoration for Gluck and Spontini–Arrival of Rossini–TheDilettanti–Fury–M.Ingres
- CHAPTER XV Evenings at the Opéra–Proselytism–Scandals–A Scene of Enthusiasm–A Sensitive Mathematician
- CHAPTER XVI Weber at the Odéon–Castilblaze–Mozart–Lachnith–“Adapters”–“Despair and die”
- CHAPTER XVII Prejudice against Operas with Italian Words–The Influence produced by this Feeling on my Appreciation of some of Mozart's Works
- CHAPTER XVIII Shakespeare–Miss Smithson–Fatal Love–Moral Lethargy–My first Concert–Cherubini's droll Opposition–His Defeat–His first Dose
- CHAPTER XIX A futile Concert–A Conductor who cannot conduct–A Chorus which cannot sing
- CHAPTER XX Beethoven at the Conservatoire–Vindictive reserve of the French Musicians–Impressions produced on Lesueur by the Symphony in C minor–His persistent Adherence to his former Conclusions
- CHAPTER XXI Fatality–I become a Critic
- CHAPTER XXII The Competition for Musical Composition–The Constitution of the Académie des Beaux Arts–I gain the second Prize
- CHAPTER XXIII The Academy Porter–His Revelations
- CHAPTER XXIV Miss Smithson again–A Benefit–Cruel Fate
- CHAPTER XXV My third Trial at the Conservatoire–No first Prize awarded–A curious Conversation with Boïeldieu–Soothing Music
- CHAPTER XXVI I read Goethe'sFaustfor the first time–Symphonie Fantastique–Fruitless Endeavours to get it performed
- CHAPTER XVII Fantasia onThe Tempest–Its performance at the Opéra
- CHAPTER XVIII A violent Distraction–Everything fair in Love
- CHAPTER XXIX Fourth Competition at the Conservatoire–I obtain the Prize–The Revolution of July–The Taking of Babylon–La Marseillaise–Rouget de Lisle
- CHAPTER XXX Distribution of Prizes at the Conservatoire–The Academicians–Sardanapalus–Its performance–The Conflagration won't burn–My Fury–Madame Malibran's Terror
- CHAPTER XXXI My second Concert–TheSymphonie Fantastique–Liszt pays me a Visit–The Beginning of our Friendship–The Parisian Critics–Cherubini'sMot–I start for Italy
- CHAPTER XXXII Marseilles to Leghorn–Storm–Leghorn to Rome–The Académie de France in Rome
- CHAPTER XXXIII The Scholars of the Academy–Mendelssohn
- CHAPTER XXXIV Drama–Leave Rome–From Florence to Nice–Return to Rome–Nobody killed–Unloaded Pistols have been known to go off–On the other hand,loaded Pistols often miss fire
- CHAPTER XXXV The Theatres at Genoa and Florence–Bellini'sI Montecchied I Gapuletti–Romeo played by a Woman–Pacini's La Vestale–Licinius played by a Woman–The Organist at Florence–The Feast of the Corpus Domini–I return to the Academy
- CHAPTER XXXVI Life at the Academy–Walks in the Abruzzi Mountains–St.Peter's–Le Spleen–Excursions into the Campagna–The Carnival–The Piazza Navone
- CHAPTER XXXVII Sport in the Mountains–The Campagna,once more–Virgilian Recollections–Wild Italy–Regrets–The Balls in the Osteria–My Guitar
- CHAPTER XXXVIII Subiaco–The Convent of St.Benedict–A Serenade–Civitella–My Gun–My Friend Crispino
- CHAPTER XXXIX Life of a Musician in Rome–The Music in St.Peter's–The Sistine Chapel–Prejudice against Palestrina–Modern Religious Music in the Church of St.Louis–The Opera houses–Mozart and Vaccai–ThePifferari–Compositions at Rome
- CHAPTER XL The Spleen–Its Varieties–Isolation
- CHAPTER XLI Naples–An enthusiastic Soldier–Excursion to Nisida–The Lazzaroni–An Invitation to Dinner–The Crack of a Whip–The San Carlo Theatre–Return to Rome across the Abruzzi–Tivoli–Virgil again
- CHAPTER XLII Influenza in Rome–New System of Philosophy–Hunting–Domestic Troubles–Return to France
- CHAPTER XLIII Florence–A Funeral–La Bella Sposina–The gay Florentine–Lodi–Milan–The Theatre of the Cannobianna–The Public–Musical Organisation of the Italians–Love of Platitudes and Vocalisation–Return to France
- CHAPTER XLIV The Censorship–Preparations for Concerts–Return to Paris–The new English Theatre–Fétis–His Corrections of Beethoven's Symphonies–I am introduced to Miss Smithson–She is ruined–Breaks her leg–I marry her
- CHAPTER XLV Benefit and Concert at the Théâtre Italien–The Fourth Act ofHamlet–Antony–Defection of Orchestra–Revenge–Visit from Paganini–His Viola–Harold en Italie–Girard's Mistakes–I conduct the Performance–Anonymous Letter
- CHAPTER XLVI An Order for a Requiem–The Directors of the Fine Arts–Their opinions on the Music–Break their Word–The Capture of Constantine–Intrigues of Cherubini,etc.–My Requiem performed–Habeneck's Snuffbox–I am not paid–They wish to sell me the Cross–All kinds of Ignominy–Fury–Threats–I am paid
- CHAPTER XLVII Performance of myLacrymosa,at Lille–A little pill for Cherubini–He plays me a nice trick–A Roland for his Oliver–I join theJournal des Déъats–Painful resu
- CHAPTER XLVIII Mdlle.Bertin'sEsmeralda–Rehearsals ofBenvenuto Gellini–Its glaring Failure – Overture to the Carnaval Romain–Habeneck–Duprez–Legouvé
- CHAPTER XLIX Concert of December 16,1838–Paganini's Letter and Present–My Wife's religious fervour –Fury,Congratulations,and Scandals–My visit to Paganini–His departure–I writeRomeo and Juliet–Criticisms on the Work
- CHAPTER L Order from M.de Rémusat to write theSynyphonie Funébre et Triomphale–Its Performance–Popularity in Paris–Habeneck's mot–Spontini's Epithet for the Work–His Mistake about the Requiem
- CHAPTER LI Brussels–My Domestic Storms–The Belgians–Zani de Ferranti–Fétis–His serious blunder–A Festival at the Paris Opéra–Habeneck's conspiracy foiled–Esclandre in M.de Girardin's Box–Making Fortunes–Start for Germany
CHAPTER VIII - Augustin de Pons;lends me Twelve Hundred Francs–My Mass performed for the first time at Saint Roch–Second Performance at St.Eustache–I burn it
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2011
- Frontmatter
- AUTHOR'S PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAPTER I La Côte St.André—First Communion—First musical experience
- CHAPTER II My Father–Literary Education–Passion for Travelling–Virgil–First poetical impressions
- CHAPTER III Meylan–My Uncle–The Pink Shoes–The Hamadryad of Saint Eynard–Love at twelve years of age
- CHAPTER IV First Music Lessons from my Father–First attempts at Composition–Anatomical Studies–Antipathy to Medicine–Departure for Paris
- CHAPTER V A Year of Medical Studies–Professor Amusat–A Performance at the Opéra–The Conservatoire Library–Irresistible attraction towards Music–My Father refuses to let me adopt it as a Profession–Family discussions
- CHAPTER VI I become one of Lesueur's Pupils–His Kindness–The Chapel Royal
- CHAPTER VII A first Opera–M.Andrieux–A first Mass–M.de Chateaubriand
- CHAPTER VIII Augustin de Pons;lends me Twelve Hundred Francs–My Mass performed for the first time at Saint Roch–Second Performance at St.Eustache–I burn it
- CHAPTER IX First Interview with Cherubini–He turns me out of the Conservatoire Library
- CHAPTER X My Father withdraws my Allowance–I return to the Côte–Despair–My Father's Alarm–He allows me to return to Paris–My Mother's Fanaticism–Her Curse
- CHAPTER XI I return to Paris–Give Lessons–Enter Reicha's Class at the Conservatoire–Dinners on the Pont Neuf–My Father again stops my Allowance–Relentless Opposition–Humbert Ferrand–Rodolphe Kreutzer
- CHAPTER XII I compete for a place as Chorus Singer,and get it–A.Charbonnel–Our Bachelor Establishment
- CHAPTER XIII First Composition for the Orchestra–Studies at the Opéra–Lesueur and Reicha
- CHAPTER XIV Competition at the Conservatoire–My Cantata declared unplayable–Adoration for Gluck and Spontini–Arrival of Rossini–TheDilettanti–Fury–M.Ingres
- CHAPTER XV Evenings at the Opéra–Proselytism–Scandals–A Scene of Enthusiasm–A Sensitive Mathematician
- CHAPTER XVI Weber at the Odéon–Castilblaze–Mozart–Lachnith–“Adapters”–“Despair and die”
- CHAPTER XVII Prejudice against Operas with Italian Words–The Influence produced by this Feeling on my Appreciation of some of Mozart's Works
- CHAPTER XVIII Shakespeare–Miss Smithson–Fatal Love–Moral Lethargy–My first Concert–Cherubini's droll Opposition–His Defeat–His first Dose
- CHAPTER XIX A futile Concert–A Conductor who cannot conduct–A Chorus which cannot sing
- CHAPTER XX Beethoven at the Conservatoire–Vindictive reserve of the French Musicians–Impressions produced on Lesueur by the Symphony in C minor–His persistent Adherence to his former Conclusions
- CHAPTER XXI Fatality–I become a Critic
- CHAPTER XXII The Competition for Musical Composition–The Constitution of the Académie des Beaux Arts–I gain the second Prize
- CHAPTER XXIII The Academy Porter–His Revelations
- CHAPTER XXIV Miss Smithson again–A Benefit–Cruel Fate
- CHAPTER XXV My third Trial at the Conservatoire–No first Prize awarded–A curious Conversation with Boïeldieu–Soothing Music
- CHAPTER XXVI I read Goethe'sFaustfor the first time–Symphonie Fantastique–Fruitless Endeavours to get it performed
- CHAPTER XVII Fantasia onThe Tempest–Its performance at the Opéra
- CHAPTER XVIII A violent Distraction–Everything fair in Love
- CHAPTER XXIX Fourth Competition at the Conservatoire–I obtain the Prize–The Revolution of July–The Taking of Babylon–La Marseillaise–Rouget de Lisle
- CHAPTER XXX Distribution of Prizes at the Conservatoire–The Academicians–Sardanapalus–Its performance–The Conflagration won't burn–My Fury–Madame Malibran's Terror
- CHAPTER XXXI My second Concert–TheSymphonie Fantastique–Liszt pays me a Visit–The Beginning of our Friendship–The Parisian Critics–Cherubini'sMot–I start for Italy
- CHAPTER XXXII Marseilles to Leghorn–Storm–Leghorn to Rome–The Académie de France in Rome
- CHAPTER XXXIII The Scholars of the Academy–Mendelssohn
- CHAPTER XXXIV Drama–Leave Rome–From Florence to Nice–Return to Rome–Nobody killed–Unloaded Pistols have been known to go off–On the other hand,loaded Pistols often miss fire
- CHAPTER XXXV The Theatres at Genoa and Florence–Bellini'sI Montecchied I Gapuletti–Romeo played by a Woman–Pacini's La Vestale–Licinius played by a Woman–The Organist at Florence–The Feast of the Corpus Domini–I return to the Academy
- CHAPTER XXXVI Life at the Academy–Walks in the Abruzzi Mountains–St.Peter's–Le Spleen–Excursions into the Campagna–The Carnival–The Piazza Navone
- CHAPTER XXXVII Sport in the Mountains–The Campagna,once more–Virgilian Recollections–Wild Italy–Regrets–The Balls in the Osteria–My Guitar
- CHAPTER XXXVIII Subiaco–The Convent of St.Benedict–A Serenade–Civitella–My Gun–My Friend Crispino
- CHAPTER XXXIX Life of a Musician in Rome–The Music in St.Peter's–The Sistine Chapel–Prejudice against Palestrina–Modern Religious Music in the Church of St.Louis–The Opera houses–Mozart and Vaccai–ThePifferari–Compositions at Rome
- CHAPTER XL The Spleen–Its Varieties–Isolation
- CHAPTER XLI Naples–An enthusiastic Soldier–Excursion to Nisida–The Lazzaroni–An Invitation to Dinner–The Crack of a Whip–The San Carlo Theatre–Return to Rome across the Abruzzi–Tivoli–Virgil again
- CHAPTER XLII Influenza in Rome–New System of Philosophy–Hunting–Domestic Troubles–Return to France
- CHAPTER XLIII Florence–A Funeral–La Bella Sposina–The gay Florentine–Lodi–Milan–The Theatre of the Cannobianna–The Public–Musical Organisation of the Italians–Love of Platitudes and Vocalisation–Return to France
- CHAPTER XLIV The Censorship–Preparations for Concerts–Return to Paris–The new English Theatre–Fétis–His Corrections of Beethoven's Symphonies–I am introduced to Miss Smithson–She is ruined–Breaks her leg–I marry her
- CHAPTER XLV Benefit and Concert at the Théâtre Italien–The Fourth Act ofHamlet–Antony–Defection of Orchestra–Revenge–Visit from Paganini–His Viola–Harold en Italie–Girard's Mistakes–I conduct the Performance–Anonymous Letter
- CHAPTER XLVI An Order for a Requiem–The Directors of the Fine Arts–Their opinions on the Music–Break their Word–The Capture of Constantine–Intrigues of Cherubini,etc.–My Requiem performed–Habeneck's Snuffbox–I am not paid–They wish to sell me the Cross–All kinds of Ignominy–Fury–Threats–I am paid
- CHAPTER XLVII Performance of myLacrymosa,at Lille–A little pill for Cherubini–He plays me a nice trick–A Roland for his Oliver–I join theJournal des Déъats–Painful resu
- CHAPTER XLVIII Mdlle.Bertin'sEsmeralda–Rehearsals ofBenvenuto Gellini–Its glaring Failure – Overture to the Carnaval Romain–Habeneck–Duprez–Legouvé
- CHAPTER XLIX Concert of December 16,1838–Paganini's Letter and Present–My Wife's religious fervour –Fury,Congratulations,and Scandals–My visit to Paganini–His departure–I writeRomeo and Juliet–Criticisms on the Work
- CHAPTER L Order from M.de Rémusat to write theSynyphonie Funébre et Triomphale–Its Performance–Popularity in Paris–Habeneck's mot–Spontini's Epithet for the Work–His Mistake about the Requiem
- CHAPTER LI Brussels–My Domestic Storms–The Belgians–Zani de Ferranti–Fétis–His serious blunder–A Festival at the Paris Opéra–Habeneck's conspiracy foiled–Esclandre in M.de Girardin's Box–Making Fortunes–Start for Germany
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- Autobiography of Hector BerliozMember of the Institute of France, from 1803 to 1869; Comprising his Travels in Italy, Germany, Russia, and England, pp. 36 - 39Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011