Evenings with the orchestra:

During the performances of fashionable operas in an unidentified but "civilized" town in northern Europe, the musicians (with the exception of the conscientious bass drummer) tell tales, read stories, and exchange gossip to relieve the tedium of the bad music they are paid to perform. In t...

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Main Author: Berlioz, Hector 1803-1869 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: New York Knopf 1956
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:During the performances of fashionable operas in an unidentified but "civilized" town in northern Europe, the musicians (with the exception of the conscientious bass drummer) tell tales, read stories, and exchange gossip to relieve the tedium of the bad music they are paid to perform. In this delightful and now classic narrative written by the brilliant composer and critic Hector Berlioz, we are privy to twenty-five highly entertaining evenings with a fascinating group of distracted performers.
Physical Description:XVIII, 376, V S. Ill.

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