The French Symphony at the Fin de Si鐵le: Style, Culture, and the Symphonic Tradition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781580463829)

In this first full-length study of the symphony in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century France, Andrew Deruchie provides extended critical discussion of seven of the most influential and frequently performed works of the era, by Camille Saint-Sa?s, C駸ar Franck, ﾉdouard Lalo, Vincent d'Indy, and Paul Dukas. The volume explores how French symphonists reconciled Beethoven's legacy with the musical culture, intellectual environment, and political milieu of fin-de-si鐵le France, pursuing issues of musical form and also moving beyond the notes to consider questions of meaning.

Andrew Deruchie is a lecturer in musicology at the University of Otago (New Zealand), specializing in French music of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Author: Andrew Deruchie
ISBN-10: 1580463827
ISBN-13: 9781580463829
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2013
Pages: 310
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2014