John R Near

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A Life beyond the Toccata

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Produktbeschreibung

Brings to light the life and work of one of France's most distinguished musicians in the most complete biography in any language of Charles-Marie Widor.

Widor: A Life beyond the Toccata brings to light the life and work of one of France's most distinguished musicians in the most complete biography in any language of Charles-Marie Widor. He is considered one of the greatestorganists of his time, a prolific composer in nearly every genre, professor of organ and composition at the Paris Conservatory, academician and administrator at the Institute of France, journalist, conductor, music editor, scholar, correspondent, inspired visionary, and man of deep culture.
An appendix constitutes the most complete listing ever compiled of Widor's oeuvre. Each work is dated as accurately as possible and includes the publisher, platenumber, dedicatee, and relevant commentary. Another appendix lists Widor's complete published writings, other than the scores of press reviews he penned over several decades.
Widor: A Life beyond the Toccata illuminates the life and work of one of France's most distinguished yet neglected musicians of the belle époque.

JOHN R. NEAR is Professor Emeritus of Music, Principia College.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wits University Press
• Seitenzahl: 612
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781580468985
• Artikelnr.: 43074808

Autorenporträt

JOHN R. NEAR is Professor Emeritus of Music at Principia College, Elsah, IL.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Kurt Lueders Preface Introduction: "Sunday Morning in a Paris Organ Loft," by T. Carl Whitmer Widor's Ancestry, Musical Education, and Heritage (1844
63) The First Creative Period (1864
79) The Years of Mastery (1880
94) The Twilight of Widor's Compositional Career (1895
1909) Mr. Widor, Member of the Institute of France (1910
37) Appendix One: Published Literary Works Appendix Two: List of Musical Works Appendix Three: A Cross
Section of Musicians during Widor's Life Appendix Four: Chronology