Balzac and Music: Its Place and Meaning in His Life and Work
- Author: Barricelli, Jean-Pierre
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Contents
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One: Music in Balzac's Life and Time
- 1. The Enticement of Sound 2. Shallow Enchantments 3. Celebrated Musician Friends 4. An Otherwise Forgotten Teacher
- Part Two: Debates, Premises, and Balzac's Comments
- 5. From Beyond the Alps and Rhine 6. Critical Estimates
- Part Three: Balzac's Major Persuasions
- 7. Religious Music: An Innate Affinity 8. Beethoven: The Growth of a Concept
- Part Four: Balzac's Musical Tales and Their Implications
- 9. Gambara: Preserving Idealism 11. Massimilla Doni: Transcending Sensualism 11. An Animating Psychology 12. A Dynamic Philosophy
- Appendix
- 1. Synopses of the Operas 2. Musical Compositions Indpired by Balzac's Works 3. Auber's Music for the Romance in Modeste Mignon
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Outline of the Chapters
- Index