Emmanuel Chabrier and his circle / Rollo Myers.
| Author/creator | Myers, Rollo H. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [1st American edition]. |
| Publication Info | Rutherford [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [1970, ©1969] |
| Description | xii, 178 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, music, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Childhood and early years. Paris and first contacts with the world of art and music ; Friendship with Verlaine -- Visits Holland and Belgium. Marriage and the Franco-Prussian war ; Wins recognition with L'Etoile and Une education manquee -- Hears Tristan in Munich. Decides on music as a career ; Works with Lamoureux ; Writes Dix Pieces Pittoresques -- Travels in Spain. Success of Espana ; Writes Trois Valses Romantiques -- La Revue Wagnerienne. Production of Gwendoline in Brussels ; The opera described -- Le Roi malgre lui. Meets Felix Mottl ; Gwendoline produced in Karlsruhe -- Le Roi in Germany. Composition of Joyeuse Marche and Ballade des gros dindons and other songs ; Failing heath ; Life in Touraine -- Last works: Gwendoline at Paris opera. Death of Chabrier -- The man and his music. His letters and place in nineteenth-century music -- Chabrier and the impressionists. Collector and connoisseur. |
| Abstract | This masterful study of the ninteenth-century composer happily combines sound scholarship with good reading--partly a result of the ebullient nature of Chabrier, who warms the heart, and partly because the author is a gifted writer who knows how to present his subject through effective anecdotes, well-selected letters, and striking musical examples that document a salient point. The man comes alive in these pages, as indeed does much of his times. The eight pages of plates and the music examples in the text augment the reader's pleasure in a fine book. |
| General note | List of works (pages 163-167) |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-169) and index. |
| LCCN | 70141868 |
| ISBN | 0838678335 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.C393 M9 1970 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |