Brian Stimpson

Paul Valery and Music

A Study of the Techniques of Composition in Valery's Poetry

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1984 book was the first to investigate the implications of Paul Val ry's interest in the relationship between music and poetry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9780521168335
• ISBN-10: 0521168333
• Artikelnr.: 32465201

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Valéry's Musical Environment
Part II. Music and Poetry: 1. Music as a language of the emotions
2. Music as a language of the mind
3. The theory of composition: Wagner and the universal mind
4. Valéry and Stravinsky
Part III. Musical Techniques in Valéry's poetry: 5. Composition
6. Melody
7. Les Harmoniques
8. Rhythm
9. La musique verbale
10. Recitative
11. La Dormeuse
Conclusion
Appendix: the composition of La Pythie
Notes
Bibliography
Index.