Bizet in Italy

Letters and Journals, 1857-1860

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English

The Boydell Press
24 June 2021

Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900); Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Diaries, letters & journals; European history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

The first English translation of Bizet's letters and journals from his stay in Italy, with explanatory texts from one of the leading authorities on the composer's life and music. In 1857, Georges Bizet (1838-1875) won the prestigious Prix de Rome scholarship which allowed him to study in Italy for a few years at the expense of the French state. While Bizet's correspondence from this time suggests that he was not fond of Italian music, he was especially drawn to the landscape and Italian Renaissance art and painting. Though Bizet's thoughts later turned away from rural life and the masterpieces of the Renaissance, his letters and journals from this period document the growth of a young musician who would eventually write Carmen.

Translated into English for the first time, Bizet's letters from his stay in Italy (at the Villa Medici in Rome, with expeditions to various other parts of the country) reveal much about his character and tastes. These extraordinary documents are fully annotated, and presented alongside never-before-published translations of Bizet's journals from the same years. Linking textual guides supplied by one of the leading authorities on the composer provide unique insights into the composer's formative years that cannot be found anywhere else.

By: Hugh Macdonald (Customer)
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781783275809
ISBN 10: 1783275804
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 24 June 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Travels, December 1857-January 1858 Rome, January-May 1858 Rome, May-December 1858 Rome, January-May 1859 Travels, May-October 1859 Rome, November 1859-July 1860 Travels, July-September 1860 Postface Bibliography Index of Artists and Architects Index of Villa Medici Inmates Index of Places and Persons

HUGH MACDONALD was the Avis Blewett Professor of Music, Washington University, St Louis from 1987 to 2011. He is the author of many important books, including Beethoven's Century: Essays on Composers and Themes (URP, 2008), Music in 1853: the Biography of a Year (Boydell Press, 2012), and Saint-Saëns and the Stage (CUP, 2019).