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French music : from the death of Berlioz to the death of Fauré
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French music : from the death of Berlioz to the death of Fauré

Author: Martin Cooper
Publisher: London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1951.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Cooper, Martin, 1910-1986.
French music.
London, New York, Oxford University Press 1951
(OCoLC)594215097
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Martin Cooper
OCLC Number: 848862
Notes: Includes indexes.
Description: viii, 239 p. : ill., ports., music ; 22 cm.
Contents: Prologue and music between 1870-80. French music in the middle of the 19th century ; Described by Saint-Saëns ; Early careers of Gounod, Saint-Saëns and Massenet ; Franck ; Lalo ; Delibes --
1889-90. D'Indy ; Lalo's Roi d'Ys ; Chabrier and the impact of Wagner ; Massenet's Manon ; Franck's last decade ; Gounod's old age ; Alkan --
1890-1900. The Germanic influence ; Wagner and the fusion of the arts ; The Revue Wagnérienne ; Foundation of the Schola Cantorum ; Atmosphere of the Franck circle ; Duparc and Chausson ; Lekeu and the danger of idealistic inflation ; d'Indy's opinions --
1890-1900. The French way ; Fauré and the smaller forms ; Early career of Debussy ; His attitude to Wagner ; The impact of Russian music ; Satie ; Sources of Debussy's style ; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune ; Debussy as song-writer --
Opera, 1890-1910. Massenet ; Bruneau ; Charpentier ; d'Indy ; Debussy ; Dukas ; Messager and the operetta --
Conservatoire composers, 1900-14. The Conservatoire and the Schola Cantorum ; Ravel ; His writing for the piano ; Comparison with Debussy ; Debussy's Preludes ; Fauré's piano music ; Pénélope ; Debussy's later orchestral works ; Diaghilev and the Russian Ballet ; Schmidt and Dukas --
The Schola Cantorum, 1900-14. D'Indy as teacher and composer ; The Schola composers ; Séverac ; Magnard ; Bréville ; Liturgical and organ music --
Transition and revolt, 1910-20. Early works of Roussel ; The new interest in ballet ; Debussy's last works ; Ravel; Satie; Satie and Cocteau ; "Les Six" ; Tailleferre ; Milhaud and polytonality ; Honegger ; Poulenc ; Auric ; Stravinsky and Satie --
Epilogue, after 1920. Tradition and innovation in French music ; Lesser figures reviewed ; The last works of d'Indy and Ravel ; Fauré and the end of an era ; Roussel and tradition.
Responsibility: by Martin Cooper.

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