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Excerpt from Life of Philidor, Musician and Chess-Player Mujigae, 4 vols. 4to. Paris This no tice was bafed on memoranda furniihed by Philiddr him felf, rather over fifteen years before his death; but it brings his perform! Hifiory down no lower than 17 54, the date of his return from England. - II. The Amrdote: of Mr. S'lz'dor, communicated by [jim/271 in [by Richard Twifs, vol. I. 1787, pp. 149 - 71, with the additional anecdotes in Cbefi, vol. Ii. 1789, pp. 215 - 18, and the Clo/are of tbe account qf Mr. Pbilzl Jar, in Twifs's Myra/1471121, 1805, vol. Ii. Pp. 105 - 14. Thefe anecdotes, while they confirm the notice of La Borde, are far more copious, and confiitute the chief reliance of the biographer. - III. The article paint par lid-mime, in the feventh volume of Saint Amant's Palamede, (pp. 2 compofed by J. Lardin from matter prepared by Philidor's eldefl (on, Andre, who furvived until It embraces a biographical notice, which the (on had completed, and a number of random anecdotes. The notice contains little beyond what appears to have been derived from Twifs's q/i;but the anecdotes, worthlefs as a portion of them may be, are of. Peculiar interefi and value, for the light which they throw upon Philidor's perfonal character and habits. - IV. Aofpecimen of the letters which Phl lidor was in the habit of writing home, during his annual vifits to London. T hefe important documents are found in the Palamede for 1847, pp. 172 - 8. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
A Most Fascinating Journey! It has long been recognized that there are only three major areas of human endeavor which produce prodigies: music, chess and mathematics. This does not occur by happenstance. There are links on many levels. Now, for the first time, Music and Chess – Apollo Meets Caissa examines the yet unexplored relation of chess to music. Mathematics is a main common denominator, a fact that is highlighted accordingly. The thesis of this extraordinarily researched book is that chess is art in itself. It can create art and is strongly related to mathematics and music. As becomes clear, this relationship has already been introduced by some legendary players such as Mikhail Tal and Vladimir Kramnik . Great artists such as John Cage, Marcel Duchamp and Arnold Schönberg, to name but a few, have also been fascinated by the very same idea. Surprisingly, this has not been explored in detail so far – only some sporadic articles exist, by authors specializing in either music or chess. There are chapters that address issues which are specialized in chess and music, while others cover related issues of general, social and artistic nature. Music and Chess – Apollo Meets Caissa can be appreciated by readers who have a good, general, though non-specific background, in both fields. That is, no technical knowledge of music is required, with the only prerequisite to fully appreciate the text being the understanding of standard chess rules. The text could be equally enlightening to students of music or mathematics, as an added intellectual insight into these two disciplines. The text is supplemented by many chess diagrams, charts, and over 50 full-color images. So, turn on the music, set up chessboard, get out the calculator and let the author take you on a most fascinating journey that is Music and Chess – Apollo Meets Caissa.
During the Age of Revolution, Paris came alive with wildly popular virtuoso performances. Whether the performers were musicians or chefs, chess players or detectives, these virtuosos transformed their technical skills into dramatic spectacles, presenting the marvelous and the outré for spellbound audiences. Who these characters were, how they attained their fame, and why Paris became the focal point of their activities is the subject of Paul Metzner's absorbing study. Covering the years 1775 to 1850, Metzner describes the careers of a handful of virtuosos: chess masters who played several games at once; a chef who sculpted hundreds of four-foot-tall architectural fantasies in sugar; the first police detective, whose memoirs inspired the invention of the detective story; a violinist who played whole pieces on a single string. He examines these virtuosos as a group in the context of the society that was then the capital of Western civilization. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1999.