Gabriel Fauré / Robert Orledge.
| Author/creator |
Orledge, Robert |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | London : Eulenburg Books, 1979. |
| Description | xv, 367 pages, 31 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, music, facsimiles ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | The facts of life -- Fauré's reputation then and now. Contemporary reputation in France ; Contemporary reputation abroad ; Posthumous reputation at home and abroad -- The first period 1860-85. The École Niedermeyer: first compositions ; The Rennes period ; The rest of the first period (Songs ; Piano music ; Chamber music ; Secular choral music ; Religious vocal music ; Orchestral music ; Fauré and the theatre) -- Maturity and the second period. Songs ; Piano music ; Chamber music ; Secular choral music ; Religious vocal music ; Fauré and the theatre -- The third period 1906-24. 1906-1914 (Songs ; Piano music ; Chamber music ; Fauré and the theatre: Pénélope) ; 1915-1918 (Piano music ; Chamber music ; Orchestral music) ; 1919-24 (Songs ; Piano music ; Chamber music ; Fauré and the theatre: Masques et Bergamasques) -- Fauré the composer -- Fauré's musical techniques. Harmony ; Melody ; Rhythm ; Counterpoint ; Texture ; Orchestration ; Form -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Chronological catalogue of works ; Transcriptions of the music of Saint-Saëns ; Chronological list of works by genre -- Appendix B. Fauré's self-borrowings -- Appendix C. Select bibliography. Fauré's own writings and interviews with Fauré ; Books and theses on Fauré ; Articles on Fauré. |
| Abstract | The Pavane, the Sicilienne and a few other 'lollipops' are all that most people know of Fauré's music, apart from the ever-popular Requiem. But Gabriel Fauré was more than just a 'salon' composer--'the master of charms' Debussy called him--and his powerful wartime and final-period compositions in particular are often misunderstood. Although he lived through one of the most difficult and yet exciting periods for a musician--a period of rapid and often unexpected developments in the arts as a whole--yet he remained true to himself. The inspired professional musician of the nineteenth century developed into a 'classic' in the twentieth. The results of a great deal of research, carried out by the author and others, are included in this, the first major book on Fauré's life and music to appear in English for over thirty years. The author comprehensively covers the whole of Fauré's extensive output, and deals in detail for the first time with the composer's manuscripts and notebooks. Copiously illustrated with plates and music-examples, this book will be essential reading for all concerned with the music of an unduly neglected French genius. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-344) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 80457487 |
| ISBN | 0903873400 |
| ISBN | 9780903873406 |
| ISBN | 0903873419 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780903873413 (pbk.) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.F27 O7 1979 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |