| Description |
xvi, 400 pages : illustration, music ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-388) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The exactitude of musical 'Impressionism'. Painting in sound ; Painting in musical structure (1) : Debussy's Preludes ; Painting in musical structure (2) : Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit ; Shapes and forms ; Reflets dans l'eau, Hokusai, Edgar Allan Poe and Leonardo of Pisa -- pt. 2. Musical roots and antecedents. Chopin's legacy ; 'Musique adorable ' : à la découverte d'Emmanuel Chabrier ; Debussy and the Orient ; The exotic via Russia and Spain ; The clavecinistes ; Romanticism -- pt. 3. Fresh perspectives. Rhythmic games in Ravel ; Rhythmic games in Chabrier ; Repertoire discoveries -- pt. 4. At the keyboard. What do we interpret? ; Editions and what they can't quite tell us ; Rhythm, tempo, dance and humour ; A fresh look at Gabriel Fauré ; Orchestral thinking and the pedals ; Body language and the piano ; The composer as pianist -- Appendices. 'Facilement, facilement' : finding technical ease ; Glosses on titles and musical allusions ; Composers' surviving instruments and recordings ; Brief summary of critical editions ; Locations of musical manuscripts discussed. |
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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Piano music.
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Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. |
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Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Piano music.
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Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. |
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Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. Piano music.
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Chabrier, Emmanuel, 1841-1894 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Chabrier, Emmanuel, 1841-1894. |
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Chabrier, Emmanuel, 1841-1894. Piano music.
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Piano music -- France -- Analysis, appreciation.
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Piano music. |
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France. |
| Genre/Form |
Piano music.
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| ISBN |
9780300145472 hardback |
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0300145470 hardback |
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