Project Gutenberg 2008-08-20 Public domain in the USA. 153 Berlioz, Hector 1803 1869 Berlioz, Louis Hector Berlioz, H. (Hector) Mémoires de Hector Berlioz comprenant ses voyages en Italie, en Allemagne, en Russie et en Angleterre, 1803-1865 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Mémoires de Hector Berlioz" by Hector Berlioz is an autobiographical account written in the mid-19th century. The work explores the life and artistic journey of the renowned composer Hector Berlioz, detailing his upbringing, musical education, and early experiences in the world of composition. The memoir also reflects on Berlioz's travels through various countries like Italy, Germany, Russia, and England, providing insights into his influences and the challenges he faced as an artist. At the start of this memoir, Berlioz introduces his early life in the small town of Côte-Saint-André, France, where he recalls formative experiences such as his first communion and initial musical impressions. He shares anecdotes about his family, particularly his relationship with his father, a doctor who despite his own career hopes supported Berlioz's growing interest in music. The narrative sets the stage for Berlioz's eventual decision to pursue a career in music, revealing his passion for travel, poetry, and the struggles of finding his identity as an artist. The opening portion serves to contextualize Berlioz's musical aspirations and the emotional events that shaped his character before he embarks on his journey to Paris and beyond. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Autobiographies Italy -- Description and travel Germany -- Description and travel England -- Description and travel Composers -- France -- Biography Russia -- Description and travel Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869 Music -- 19th century -- History and criticism CT D ML Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Music FR Musique Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: Music Browsing: Travel & Geography 1505012 1505023 2024-09-11T09:03:39.817609 2023-09-11T12:04:11.842815 text/html text/html 1723354 2008-08-20T10:38:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 626083 2008-08-20T10:39:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 669431 2024-09-11T09:03:57.677505 application/epub+zip 699723 2024-09-11T09:03:42.610573 application/epub+zip 656563 2024-09-11T09:03:41.058611 application/epub+zip 1260326 2024-09-11T09:04:09.230496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1200327 2024-09-11T09:03:56.280515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1075182 2022-09-12T09:09:01.380256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1404060 2024-09-11T09:03:37.024642 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1404009 2008-08-20T10:38:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 546014 2008-08-20T10:39:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1368277 2008-08-20T10:39:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 540672 2008-08-20T10:39:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 23465 2024-09-11T09:04:09.393426 application/rdf+xml 13401 2024-09-11T09:03:41.473580 image/jpeg 3945 2024-09-11T09:03:41.263583 image/jpeg 650774 2024-09-11T09:03:39.978583 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia