Paris, a musical gazetteer / Nigel Simeone.
| Author/creator |
Simeone, Nigel, 1956- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, ©2000. |
| Description | ix, 299 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Four musical walks -- Ten Parisian musical landmarks -- Four centuries of music in Paris: a brief outline. Musicians ; Churches ; Theatres and concert halls ; Institutions and orchestras ; Some Parisian music publishers and instrument makers ; Museums and libraries ; Graves and monuments ; Musical street names in Paris. |
| Abstract | This guidebook explores the historic musical landmarks in Paris. It features biographical portraits of major composers, and all their known Paris addresses and favorite meeting places, with the nearest metro stops, locations of monuments and graves of composers, information on churches, theaters, concert venues, and important musical institutions, listings of libraries, museums, and galleries holding materials related to music, an index of locations, arranged by arrondissement and by street, four recommended walking tours, and more than 120 contemporary and historical photographs. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296). |
| LCCN | 99054362 |
| ISBN | 0300080530 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9780300080537 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0300080549 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780300080544 (pbk.) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML21.F7 S56 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |