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ENCHANTED WANDERER THE LIFE OF Carl Maria Von Weber By LUCY POATE STEBBINS AND RICHARD POATE STEBBINS .Preface This book is not a treatise on Webers music, but the biography of a man whose life as virtuoso, conductor, journalist, lover, romanticist, and wanderer would still fascinate though not a note had survived him. No previous biography of von Weber has been based OB so wide a range of material, and consequently many legends have been discarded and many facts newly interpreted but the reader may be assured that our arguments are carefully segregated and cannot interfere with his enjoyment of the narrative. For him who values his right to verify or to disagree, however, it may be added that every statement which deviates from the traditional account as contained in Baron Max von Webers monumental biography of his father rests on evidence fully set forth in the notes. Exception is made only for what is readily traceable in books of general history or in the standard English and German reference works. The bibliography, designed to assist other students, contains only what we believe may be of use to them and a list of recently published Weber music takes the place of the usual complete catalogue. The romantic verses heading each chapter 1 have been selected from the works of Webers contemporaries, and translated with an eye rather to the sense of the original than to independent poetic merit. All quotations which have previously appeared in English have been freshly translated. Our equivalents for various sums of money are subject to the usual reservations concerning metallic content and purchasing power. Illustrations unlikely to be familiar to American or English readers have been given the preference. For assistance in procuring illustrations we are particularly indebted to Mrs. Kathryn M. Achuflf, Curator of the admirable Robbins Print Collection at Arlington, Massachusetts to Professor Dr. Georg Schiinemann, Director of the Music Division in the Prussian State Library and to the descendants of Baron von Weber. Funds for the necessary European research were generously contributed by the Oberlaender Trust and much of our work was done in the great libraries of Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Vienna, and Munich, and in the British Museum. It is pleasant to record that we were everywhere received with the greatest cordiality and helpfulness. Without the use of the Boston Public Library, however, and the freest access to the collections of the Harvard College Library, the book could not have been written. We are deeply grateful to our friends in all these institutions, and to many others, for facilitating our access to indispensable material. Praise or blame for the use which we have made of this material is exclusively ours. Lucy Poate Stebbins Richard Poate Stebbins Newton Centre Massachusetts December, 1939 Contents I. Noisy Webers 3 II. Father and Son 19 III. Lads Will 38 IV. Stranger at the Erl-Kings Palace 53 V. A Young Man and His Friends 65 VI. Further Search for the Blue Flower 80 VII. Pilgrim and Stranger 93 VIII. Soul in Bondage 115 IX. Wanderers Night Song 137 X. The Lovely Town 151 XI. Bridal Chorus 170 XII. Klein Hosterwitz 179 XIII. The Great Year 188 XIV. Top of the Mountain 206 XV. Sister Euryanthe 219 XVI. Sehnsucht 238 XVII. Journey without End 249 XVIII. Weber in London 260 XIX. The Lonely Heart 279 Appendix I Furstenau on Webers Treatment in London 289 Appendix II The Descendants of Franz Anton Webers First Mar riage 292 Notes 299 A Weber Bibliography 321 Index 339 ix Illustrations Carl Maria von Weber... ... Read more

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A brilliant re-creation of the artist's life by his son. ILLUS.

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Dowani 3 Tempi Play Along is an effective and time-tested method of practicing that offers more than conventional play-along editions. Dowani 3 Tempi Play Along enables you to learn a work systematically and with accompaniment at different tempi. The first thing you hear on the CD is the concert version in a first-class recording with solo instrument and orchestral, continuo, or piano accompaniment. Then the piano or harpsichord accompaniment follows in slow and medium tempo for practice purposes with the solo instrument heard softly in the background at a slow tempo. Finally, you can play at the original tempo to the accompaniment of an orchestra, piano, or basso continuo. All versions appearing on the CD were recorded live by renowned soloists, accompanists, and orchestras. There are no synthesised sounds in a Dowani edition! ... Read more

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Title: Carl Maria von Weber and the Search for a German Opera.(Book Review)
Author: Keith Cochran
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2004
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: 60Issue: 3Page: 682(3)

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Preface * Vorwort * Editorial Notes * Revisionsbericht * Orchestration * Orchesterbesetzung * I. Allegro * II. Turandot, Scherzo, Moderato * III. Andantino * IV. March ... Read more

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