You can use this site to access a wide array of informational resources relating to France’s musical heritage of the 19th century. You’ll find articles on people, works and topics authored by musicologists and historians collaborating with Palazzetto Bru Zane.
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Works
Chanteuse par amour
Although the town of Étretat is usually very quiet, the finest flowers of Parisian society flock there in droves in the warmer weather. In line with a trend started by Jacques Offenbach, among others,...
Works
Quatuor pour clarinette et cordes op. 2 n<sup>o</sup> 2
Deuxième numéro d’opus de Duvernoy, les Trois Quatuors pour clarinette, violon, alto et basse sont dédiés à un « élève et ami » du compositeur, M. de Chatenet. Leur publication a eu lieu sous l’Empire...
Persons
Henry FOUQUIER
Homme de lettres et journaliste (a dirigé la critique dramatique du Figaro). Député des Basses-Alpes (arrondissement de Barcelonnette, 1889-1893). A été secrétaire général du Département des Bouches-d...
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Romantic Harp
In early nineteenth-century France, the harp was a very modern instrument, replacing the “baroque” harpsichord and competing with the pianoforte in a quest for “classical” expression.
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