Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Music Criticism
- The Cambridge History of Music
- The Cambridge History of Music Criticism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Music Examples, Figures and Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I The Early History of Music Criticism
- Part II The Rise of the Press
- 7 French Music Criticism in the Nineteenth Century, 1789–1870
- 8 Gatekeeping, Advocacy, Reflection: Overlapping Voices in Nineteenth-Century British Music Criticism
- 9 Constructing a Musical Nation: German-Language Criticism in the Nineteenth Century
- 10 Music Criticism in Nineteenth-Century Italy
- 11 Music Criticism in Imperial Russia
- Part III Critical Influence and Influences
- Part IV Entering the Twentieth Century
- Part V New Areas
- Part VI Developments since the Second World War
- Postlude
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - French Music Criticism in the Nineteenth Century, 1789–1870
from Part II - The Rise of the Press
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Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Music Criticism
- The Cambridge History of Music
- The Cambridge History of Music Criticism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Music Examples, Figures and Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I The Early History of Music Criticism
- Part II The Rise of the Press
- 7 French Music Criticism in the Nineteenth Century, 1789–1870
- 8 Gatekeeping, Advocacy, Reflection: Overlapping Voices in Nineteenth-Century British Music Criticism
- 9 Constructing a Musical Nation: German-Language Criticism in the Nineteenth Century
- 10 Music Criticism in Nineteenth-Century Italy
- 11 Music Criticism in Imperial Russia
- Part III Critical Influence and Influences
- Part IV Entering the Twentieth Century
- Part V New Areas
- Part VI Developments since the Second World War
- Postlude
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The period between the outbreak of revolution in 1789 and the establishment of the Third Republic in 1871 is an age filled with the rise and fall of various political groups and philosophical definitions in France, from absolutism to communism, from classicism to romanticism. The economic and cultural importance of France increased well beyond its borders during this time, aided much by the will of its political leaders (e.g. Napoleon I and Napoleon III) and the industrial strength of its resources. In short, the period can be classified as an ‘age of becoming’ when nearly every aspect of French society was in development.
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- The Cambridge History of Music Criticism , pp. 127 - 146Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019