Modern French music, from Fauré to Boulez / [by] Rollo Myers.
| Author/creator | Myers, Rollo H. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Praeger Publications, ©1971. |
| Description | 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Books that matter Books that matter. ^A910237 |
| Contents | Music and nationality -- Undercurrents of revolt -- The new 'Old masters': Gabriel Faure and Vincent d'Indy -- Roussel, Koechlin and Dukas -- Background to Debussy's formative years. Symbolism and impressionism in poetry, painting and music ; Rimbaud and the Alchimie du Verbe ; Mallarme's Faun and Maeterlinck's Pelleas reborn in the music of Debussy -- New horizons in music: Debussy -- Ravel, Satie, 'Les six': closer links between music and letters -- The nineteen-thirties: Varese, Jolivet and the 'independents' -- Messiaen, Boulez and after -- Developments in opera. Ballet ; Choral music. |
| Abstract | An examination of French music from around 1900 up to the publication date, organized in four parts: social and cultural influences on twentieth-century composers; the period from Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande up to World War I, with social stability juxtaposed against challenges to the artistic establishment in music, painting and literature; the neoclassical movement, the impact of Dada and surrealism, and the influence of the modern Viennese school; and the birth of musique concrete, the emergence of Olivier Messiaen and Pierre Boulez as leaders of the French avant-garde, and the beginning of a new era in which a traditional idea of composition gradually gave way to sound manipulation and greater experimentation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-204) and index. |
| LCCN | 77154606 |
| ISBN | 0631130209 |
| ISBN | 9780631130208 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML270.5.M9 M6 1971 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |