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viii, 239 pages : illustrations, portraits, music. ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 217-219. |
| 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. 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 -- 1890-1910. 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. |
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Music -- France -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
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France. |
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