Music Smashed to Pieces: The Destructive Logic of Berlioz’s Roméo au tombeau
Berlioz’s Romeo au tombeau des Capulets, the sixth movement of his symphony Romeo et Juliette, is arguably his most controversial programmatic work and one of the most baffling pieces of program music in the repertoire. When the symphony premiered in 1839, Berlioz’s instrumental setting of the tomb...
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Columbia University Libraries
2010-03-01
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| Series: | Current Musicology |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/5172 |