Summary
This is not a book by Hector Berlioz, but rather the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica entry for "Roméo et Juliette." The entry provides a brief reference to Berlioz's work within the context of a larger encyclopedia volume, noting that the work is in the public domain in the United States due to its publication date before 1931. The passage does not contain any substantive discussion of Berlioz's composition, its musical structure, or its themes.
The entry appears as part of a table of contents and metadata section for the encyclopedia, listing related portals, shortcuts, and collaboration notes for contributors. A reader of this passage learns only that the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica included an entry on Berlioz's "Roméo et Juliette" and that the work is in the public domain. No musical analysis, historical context, or critical evaluation of the composition is provided.
Key concepts
- 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica — A reference work published in 1911, now in the public domain in the United States due to its publication date before January 1, 1931.
- Public domain — The legal status of a work whose copyright has expired, allowing free use and distribution, as indicated by the "Public domain false false" disclaimer.
- Wikisource edition — A collaborative online version of the encyclopedia, with a special disclaimer and collaboration page for contributors.
- Shortcut (EB11 or EB1911) — A reference abbreviation used to identify the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica within the Wikisource project.
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For other versions of this work, see Encyclopædia Britannica . ← 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica ( 1911 ) Title page → related portals : Reference Works Shortcut : EB11 or EB1911 Notes on reading the Wikisource edition . A special disclaimer for this project . Collaboration page for contributors . 12543 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica 1911 Table of contents This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1931. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works . Public domain Public domain false false← Alabama 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica , Volume 1 "Alabama" Arbitration by Montague Hughes Crackanthorpe Alabama River → See also Alabama Claims on…
He is commonly known as Rab.← Abbadie, Jakob 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica , Volume 1 'Abbahu Abba Mari → See also Abbahu on Wikipedia ; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer . 12925 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica , Volume 1 — 'Abbahu ʼABBAHU, the name of a Palestinian ʼamora ( q.v. ) who flourished c . 279–320. ʼAbbahu encouraged the study of Greek by Jews. He was famous as a collector of traditional lore, and is very often cited in the Talmud.
He was author of Quaestiones ( Sheiltoth ), a collection of homilies (at once learned and popular) on Jewish law and ethics. This is recorded to have been the first work written by a Jewish scholar after the completion of the Talmud.← Alphabet 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica , Volume 1 'Al-phasi, Isaac Alphege, Saint → See also Isaac Alfasi on Wikipedia ; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer . 1202415 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica , Volume 1 — 'Al-phasi, Isaac ’AL-PHASI, ISAAC (1013–1103), Jewish rabbi and codifier, known as Riph , was born near Fez in 1013 and died at Lucena in 1103. ’Al-Phasi means the “man of Fez” (medieval Jews were often named after their birthplaces). He was forced to leave Fez when an old man of 75, being accused on some unknown political charge. He then…
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