Poulenc : a biography / Roger Nichols.
| Author/creator |
Nichols, Roger author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2020. |
| Description | xiii, 372 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
Click here for more information about this title
| Contents | Overture and beginners: 1899-1918 -- "Now we are six": 1919-1924 -- Dreaming of maturity: 1924-1928 -- Depression and recovery: 1929-1934 -- Surrealism and faith: 1934-1939 -- The years of darkness: 1939-1944 -- "Liberty, I write your name": 1944-1952 -- Mad about nuns : 1952-1956 -- Joy, suffering and farewell: 1957-1963. |
| Abstract | Francis Poulenc is a key figure in twentieth-century classical music, as well as an unorthodox and striking individual. The author draws upon Poulenc's music and other primary sources to write an authoritative life of this great artist. Although associated with five other French composers in what came to be called "Les Six", Poulenc was very much sui generis in personality and in his music, where he excelled over a wide repertoire-opera, songs, ballet scores, chamber works, piano pieces, sacred and secular choral works, orchestral works and concertos. This book fully covers this wide range, while also describing the vicissitudes of Poulenc's life and the many important relationships he had with major figures such as Satie, Ravel, Stravinsky, Diaghilev, Cocteau and others. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-358) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780300226508 |
| ISBN | 0300226500 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.P787 N53 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |