Download or read book Hans Christian Andersen and Music written by Anna Harwell Celenza and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hans Christian Andersen was the most prominent Danish author of the nineteenth century. Now known primarily for his fairy tales, during his lifetime he was equally famous for his novels, travelogues, poetry, and stage works, and it was through these genres that he most often reflected on the world around him. With the bicentennial of Andersen's birth in 2005, there is still much about the writer that is not yet common knowledge. This book explores a single aspect of that void - his interest in and relationship to the musical culture of nineteenth-century Europe. Why look to Andersen for information about music? To begin, Andersen had a musical background. He enjoyed a brief career as an opera singer and dancer at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, and in later years he went on to produce opera libretti for the Danish and German stage. Andersen was also an avid music devotee. He made thirty major European tours during his seventy years, and on each of these trips he regularly attended opera and concert performances, recording his impressions in a series of travel diaries. In short, Andersen was a well-informed listener, and as this book reveals, his reflections on the music of his age serve as valuable sources for the study of music reception in the nineteenth century. Over the course of his life, Andersen embraced and then later rejected performers such as Maria Malibran, Franz Liszt, and Ole Bull, and his interest in opera and instrumental music underwent a series of dramatic transformations. In his final years, Andersen promoted figures as disparate as Wagner and Mendelssohn, while strongly objecting to Brahms. Although such changes in taste might be interpreted as indiscriminate by modern-day readers, this study shows that such shifts in opinion were not contradictory, but rather quite logical given the social and cultural climate of the age.
Download or read book Hans Christian Andersen and Music written by AnnaHarwell Celenza and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hans Christian Andersen was the most prominent Danish author of the nineteenth century. Now known primarily for his fairy tales, during his lifetime he was equally famous for his novels, travelogues, poetry, and stage works, and it was through these genres that he most often reflected on the world around him. With the bicentennial of Andersen's birth in 2005, there is still much about the writer that is not yet common knowledge. This book explores a single aspect of that void - his interest in and relationship to the musical culture of nineteenth-century Europe. Why look to Andersen for information about music? To begin, Andersen had a musical background. He enjoyed a brief career as an opera singer and dancer at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, and in later years he went on to produce opera libretti for the Danish and German stage. Andersen was also an avid music devotee. He made thirty major European tours during his seventy years, and on each of these trips he regularly attended opera and concert performances, recording his impressions in a series of travel diaries. In short, Andersen was a well-informed listener, and as this book reveals, his reflections on the music of his age serve as valuable sources for the study of music reception in the nineteenth century. Over the course of his life, Andersen embraced and then later rejected performers such as Maria Malibran, Franz Liszt, and Ole Bull, and his interest in opera and instrumental music underwent a series of dramatic transformations. In his final years, Andersen promoted figures as disparate as Wagner and Mendelssohn, while strongly objecting to Brahms. Although such changes in taste might be interpreted as indiscriminate by modern-day readers, this study shows that such shifts in opinion were not contradictory, but rather quite logical given the social and cultural climate of the age.
Download or read book Fairy Tales written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hans Christian Andersen written by and published by Pelangi ePublishing Sdn Bhd. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is suitable for children age 9 and above. Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales are very well-known throughout the whole world. His popular stories include The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid and The Princess and the Pea. Read about how a boy from simple beginnings became a famous poet and writer loved by children all over the world and respected by royalty.
Download or read book Strum and the Wild Turkeys written by Noa Daniel and published by Edumatch. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Strum meets The Wild Turkeys, he discovers that friends can feel like family. Strum and The Wild Turkeys is a book about finding your voice through a sense of belonging and the transformational power of music.
Download or read book Hans Christian Andersen written by Jackie Wullschlager and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2002-06-15 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beloved by generations of children and adults around the world for tales such as "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Emperor's New Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) revolutionized children's literature. Although others before him had collected and retold folk stories and fairy tales, Andersen was the first to create the stories himself, instilling a previously stilted genre with new humor, wisdom, and pathos. Drawing on letters, diaries, and other original sources (many never before translated from the Danish), Wullschlager shows in this compelling, extensively researched biography how Andersen's writings—darker and more diverse than previously recognized—reflected the complexities of his life, a far cry from the "happily ever after" of a fairy tale. As we follow in his footsteps from Golden Age Copenhagen to the princely courts of Germany and the villas of southern Italy, Andersen becomes a figure every bit as fascinating as a character from one of his stories—a gawky, self-pitying, and desperate man, but also one of the most gifted storytellers the world has ever known.
Download or read book The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by Gramercy. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 156 of the great Dane's best-loved fairy tales.
Download or read book Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Collection written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by NorthSouth Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five beloved Hans Christian Andersen fairytales—The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Nightingale, and The Emperor’s New Clothes—illustrated by world renowned Czech illustrator Josef Palecek make this stunning collection a wonderful addition to your family's library.
Download or read book The Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen written by Beth Wagner Brust and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1994 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish storyteller whose fairy tales are known all over the world, was also a gifted artist. He made hundreds, perhaps thousands, of paper cuttings of swans, clowns, toy theaters, windmills, angels, and other whimsical images. Often he made the paper cuttings while telling a story, then gave them to the children listening to him. In this inspired biography, Beth Wagner Brust tells the story of Andersen as an artist who used his many talents to escape the poverty into which he was born and who entertained others with not only his famous stories but also his innovative and original art.
Download or read book Hans Christian Andersen Vocal Selections PVG written by Frank Loesser and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen written by Belinda GALLAGHER and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brimming with timeless tales from one of the most famous storytellers of all time, in just five minutes, readers can go on a magical journey in which mermaids are enchanted, princes are turned into swans, and tin soldiers are always brave! Enchanting artwork brings timeless characters up to date for a new generation of children.
Download or read book Hans Christian Andersen Tales written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It doesn't matter if you're born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan's egg!”—Hans Christian Andersen, “The Ugly Duckling.” Fairy tales are timeless treasures passed from generation to generation, and few are as beloved as those of Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen. From the princess so sensitive she is discomforted by a single pea beneath a tower of mattresses to the unfortunate-looking duckling who matures into a stunning swan, these are the stories that stay with us long after we leave childhood behind. First published in 1835, Andersen’s tales continue to delight the modern audience. Now part of the Word Cloud Classics series, Hans Christian Andersen Tales is a chic and affordable collection of these wonderful stories, complete with classics like “Thumbelina” and “The Little Mermaid,” plus some wonderful lesser-known gems to discover anew.
Download or read book Danny Kaye written by David Koenig and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with never-before-published anecdotes and photos, "Danny Kaye: King of Jesters" takes the first-ever behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Kaye's film, TV, radio and stage work, and at the "secret life" of the incredible performer behind them.
Download or read book Hans Christian Andersen written by Heinz Janisch and published by NorthSouth Books. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If you like, I’ll tell you the story of a boy who learned to fly.” Through an enchanted conversation with a young girl in a horse-drawn coach, Hans Christian Andersen shares his life’s struggles, dreams, and triumphs—whose threads can be found woven into his greatest stories. He tells her about the “fairy tale of his life” and how the son of a shoemaker became a celebrated writer. Heinz Janisch paints a sensitive portrait of Andersen and his literary work. Maja Kastelic has developed a well-suited illustration concept for this story that combines sumptuous art of a picture book with elements of a graphic novel. Thus, for the first time, H. C. Andersen’s life and work become a fascinating collage in picture book form. A moving, inventive story about the life of Hans Christian Andersen.
Download or read book The Snow Queen written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a single kiss, a young maid saves her beloved from the Snow Queen’s icy imprisonment. When splinters from an evil troll’s magic mirror get into the heart and eye of Kai, he is tricked into accompanying the Snow Queen to her palace, and only the innocence and kindness of Gerda’s heart can save him. The inspiration for Frozen, Hans Christian’s Andersen’s “The Snow Queen” is one of the most beloved fairy tales in history. HarperPerennialClassics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
Download or read book The Ugly Duckling written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.
Download or read book Hans Christian Andersen s Complete Fairy Tales written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic tales of fairies and princesses, ducklings and dancing shoes from the master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. All the best-loved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, including “The Ugly Duckling,” “Thumbelina,” “The Red Shoes,” “The Princess on the Pea,” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” fill the pages of this beautiful leather-bound collector’s edition. Also included is “The Tallow Candle”—one of the earliest stories written by Andersen, just discovered recently! A great book of bedtime stories or for rainy day reading, as there are both short and long anecdotes included. The attached bookmark ribbon ensures you’ll never lose your place as you wander through the imagination of one of the most popular children’s writers of all time. Curl up with this collection of classics and lose yourself in childhood memories.
