News from France: Burney's Bias and Grétry's Popularity

David Charlton

News from France: Burney's Bias and Grétry's Popularity

Department of Music

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Abstract

The searchable database of the eighteenth-century Burney Collection Newspapers provides important information about musical life in Britain; this article focuses on discoveries (1) of a letter from Paris published in the London 'Morning Chronicle' of 26 May 1773, severely critical of Burney's coverage of Paris musical life portrayed in his 'Present State of Music in France and Italy'; and (2) of numerous reports about Grétry's life, works and publications. These illuminate the productions seen in London of 'Zémire et Azor' and 'Richard Coeur de lion', and bear witness to lively British interest in non-Italian opera.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Musiques en liberté
Subtitle of host publication	Entre la cour et les provinces au temps des Bourbons
Editors	Bernard Dompnoer, Catherine Massip, Solveig Serre
Place of Publication	Paris
Publisher	École des Chartes
Pages	527-538
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9782357230989
Publication status	Published - 2018

Publication series

Name	Études et rencontres de l'École des Chartes
Publisher	École des Chartes
Volume	50
ISSN (Print)	357230989

Keywords

Charles Burney, Paris, music, André Grétry

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News from France: Burney's Bias and Grétry's Popularity. / Charlton, David.
Musiques en liberté : Entre la cour et les provinces au temps des Bourbons. ed. / Bernard Dompnoer; Catherine Massip; Solveig Serre. Paris: École des Chartes , 2018. p. 527-538 (Études et rencontres de l'École des Chartes; Vol. 50).

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