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Camille Saint-Saëns and His World
Jann Pasler
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Description for Camille Saint-Saëns and His World
Hardback. Camille Saint-Sans - perhaps the foremost French musical figure of the late nineteenth century and a composer who wrote in every musical genre, from opera and the symphony to film music - is now being rediscovered after a century of modernism overshadowed his importance. This book deconstructs the multiple realities behind the man and his music. Editor(s): Pasler, Jann. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 440 pages, 25 halftones. 3 tables. 15 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 485.
Camille Saint-Saens--perhaps the foremost French musical figure of the late nineteenth century and a composer who wrote in nearly every musical genre, from opera and the symphony to film music--is now being rediscovered after a century of modernism overshadowed his earlier importance. In a wide-ranging and trenchant series of essays, articles, and documents, Camille Saint-Saens and His World deconstructs the multiple realities behind the man and his music. Topics range from intimate glimpses of the private and playful Saint-Saens, to the composer's interest in astronomy and republican politics, his performances of Mozart and Rameau over eight decades, and his extensive ... Read more
Camille Saint-Saens--perhaps the foremost French musical figure of the late nineteenth century and a composer who wrote in nearly every musical genre, from opera and the symphony to film music--is now being rediscovered after a century of modernism overshadowed his earlier importance. In a wide-ranging and trenchant series of essays, articles, and documents, Camille Saint-Saens and His World deconstructs the multiple realities behind the man and his music. Topics range from intimate glimpses of the private and playful Saint-Saens, to the composer's interest in astronomy and republican politics, his performances of Mozart and Rameau over eight decades, and his extensive ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
The Bard Music Festival
Condition
New
Weight
485g
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691155555
SKU
V9780691155555
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About Jann Pasler
Jann Pasler is professor of music at the University of California, San Diego. Her books include Writing through Music: Essays on Music, Culture, and Politics and Composing the Citizen: Music as Public Utility in Third Republic France.
Reviews for Camille Saint-Saëns and His World
"This study of a versatile, tasteful and often endearing composer, and a serious, playful and sometimes prickly man, may be thoroughly recommended."
Classical Music Magazine "This compilation of masterful scholarship is likely to become a preeminent source for information on Saint-Saens."
Choice "Jann Pasler's edited collection thus offers a significant contribution to Saint-Saens studies, and to the field of nineteenth- and early ... Read more
Classical Music Magazine "This compilation of masterful scholarship is likely to become a preeminent source for information on Saint-Saens."
Choice "Jann Pasler's edited collection thus offers a significant contribution to Saint-Saens studies, and to the field of nineteenth- and early ... Read more