Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 246 pages of information about Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies.

Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 246 pages of information about Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies.

CHAPTER I.—­The Symphony during the Nineteenth Century

Chapter ii.—­Berlioz and Liszt

Chapter III.—­Berlioz.  “Romeo and Juliet.”  Dramatic Symphony

Chapter IV.—­A Symphony to Dante’s “Divina Commedia”

Chapter V.—­The Symphonic Poems of Liszt
  “Les Preludes”
  “Tasso”
  “Mazeppa”
  “Battle of the Huns”

Chapter VI.—­The Symphonic Poems of Saint-Saens
  “Danse Macabre”
  “Phaeton”
  “The Youth of Hercules”
  “Omphale’s Spinning Wheel”

Chapter VII.—­Cesar Franck
  Symphony in D minor

Chapter VIII.—­D’Indy and the Followers of Franck
  D’Indy’s Second Symphony

Chapter IX.—­Debussy and the Innovators
  “The Sea”—­Debussy
  “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”—­Dukas

Chapter X.—­Tschaikowsky
  Fourth Symphony
  “Manfred” Symphony
  Fifth Symphony

Chapter XI.—­The Neo-Russians
  Balakirew.  Symphony in C
  Rimsky-Korsakow
    “Antar” Symphony
    “Scherezade.”  Symphonic Suite
  Rachmaninow.  Symphony in E minor

Chapter XII.—­Sibelius.  A Finnish Symphony

Chapter XIII.—­Bohemian Symphonies
  Smetana.  Symphonic Poem:  “The Moldau River”
  Dvorak.  Symphony:  “From the New World”

Chapter XIV.—­The Earlier Bruckner
  Second Symphony
  Fourth (Romantic) Symphony
  Fifth Symphony

Chapter XV.—­The Later Bruckner
  Ninth Symphony

Chapter XVI.—­Hugo Wolff
  “Penthesilea.”  Symphonic Poem

Chapter XVII.—­Mahler
  Fifth Symphony

Chapter XVIII.—­Richard Strauss.  Symphonic Poems
  “Death and Transfiguration”
  “Don Juan”
  “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks”
  “Sinfonia Domestica”

Chapter XIX.—­Italian Symphonies
  Sgambati.  Symphony in D major
  Martucci.  Symphony in D minor

Chapter XX.—­Edward Elgar.  An English Symphony

Chapter XXI.—­Symphonies in America
  Henry Hadley.  Symphony No. 3
  Gustav Strube.  Symphony in D minor
  Chadwick.  Suite Symphonique
  Loeffler.  “The Devil’s Round.”  Symphonic Poem

SYMPHONIES AND THEIR MEANING

MODERN SYMPHONIES

CHAPTER I

THE SYMPHONY DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

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