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	Louis-Antoine Jullien:  "Musique, spectacle et folie au XIX siècle" by Michel Faul (160 pages,
	Editions Atlantica 2006 / ISBN 2-35165-038-7)a fascinating book on eccentric Drury Lane director Jullien (1812-60)
	who invited Berlioz to London to conduct in 1847-48, his first of five visits to the British capital.
	Berlioz’s initial enthusiasm for his newfound collaboration in London with Jullien cooled off when the popular,
	flamboyant but financially reckless French Drury Lane director finally went bankrupt. The book focuses on Jullien’s
	relationship with Berlioz in London. See Michel Faul websites: http://louisjullien.site.voila.fr or
http://louisjullien2.site.voila.fr for further details and ordering procedure (special price £18.00 post & package
	included for Society members) via simple e-mail to bochsa@voila.fr.

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The Musical Madhouse: English Translation of Berlioz's Les Grotesques de la musique 


















Hector Berlioz
Edited by Alastair Bruce
Introduction by Hugh Macdonald 

Hector Berlioz's Les Grotesques de la musique is the only one of his books that has never been translated into English in its
entirety. It is by far the funniest of all his works, and consists of a number of short anecdotes, witticisms, open letters, and
comments on the absurdities of concert life. Alastair Bruce's fluid translation brings to life this important composer and
bon vivant. He does a wonderful job of conveying all the puns, jokes, and invective of Berlioz's prose as well as the nuances
of his stories. He even imitates a Tahitian accent in the translation, as Berlioz does in the original. The notes will give the reader
insight into the innuendos and in-jokes that fill the pages. This translation will take its place among other translations of Berlioz's
prose writings, bringing to the reader more lively examples of a still misunderstood composer caught up in the musical life of
 mid-nineteenth century Paris.