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    painter , he obtained an engagement as imisic-director at Bambergr . But even this appointment was a disappointmentalthough he had attained thejheight of his ambition—a life devoted to

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    the first of the , series of so-called Fantasiestiicke . This paper describes an accidental meeting , between Hoffmann and Gluck , the celebrated composer , in the IThiergarten at Berlin . Gluck

    sits down at the same table with Hoffmann , who is listening to a very indifferent orchestra of whose murderous execution he audibly expresses his dissatisfaction . This leads to a conversation ,

    and splendid ultimat opera ely Gluck * Armida invites . ' The Hoffmann description to his of Gluck rooms ' , s where person he al appearance playa to him , and the of wh the ole conver of his

    peculiar sation in interest which the , especiall composer y to d musicians escribes how . The he was i Fantasiestiicke inspired to he write ' achieved his operas a well , is -deserved of quite success . Hoffmann was able to leave Bamberg for Dresdenw ^ aere obtained another

    appointment as music-director . But this was in that terrible year , of battles 1813 . Then came the battle r ^^ - b ^^ F ^^^ ^^ mB | ^ B ^^ of ^^^ ^^ B * ¦ ¦ ^ ¦ Lei ¦ ^^^ ^ B ^ B . pzi W ^^^ ^^^^™^^ g PV ^ k ( ^ fc or ^^^^ ^^^^ ^ Battle ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ of ^^^ " " the ^^ ^ ™ ^^^ ^^^ ™ Nations ^^^» » ^ W ^^ ^^ ^^^™ ¦ ™ ¦ ^^^ ^ ™ as ^^ ^ " ^^^ ^ it ^¦ ^ »^ was » ^» ^^ »*^¦ ^^ termed ^^^» - ^ « w ^^ i ^*» " ^^^ ^^^ ™ ^^ ) ^ p , ^ B / and ^^^ " ^^ " ^ *^^ ^^ ^^ the ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ country ^^^ " ¦ i ^ ^^ ^ - ^ «^ ^^ ^»^^ ^^ was ^ ^ ^ - ^ ^ — swarming — — — — — ^~ ^^— — - ^ ¦ ^^^ — ¦ ' — ' ^^ b ^^ Bl

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    themselves Erzahlungen of / which the opportunity Herr Franz afforded Bondy , of by Vienna the new , has illustrated just commenced . edition to of publish ' Hoffmann ( in 25 ' s p « jwb rts at 4 t the vjv low price of thirty b-bb pfenni < .- _ ge bk - about _____ _ -. _ 4 „ d _ _ . _ per __ part __ — ) to make acquaintance with this

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1888, page 1509, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121888/page/15/