Louise Farrenc nonet for winds and strings Marie Sumner Lott

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sumner Lott, Marie, author.

Series:

New Cambridge music handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farrenc, Louise, 1804-1875. Nonet--flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass--op. 38--E♭ major.

Farrenc, Louise.

Farrenc, Louise, 1804-1875--Criticism and interpretation.

Music--19th century--History and criticism.

Music.

Farrenc, Louise, 1804-1875.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2025

Summary:

"As well as being a virtuoso pianist, Louise Farrenc became the first woman to hold a permanent position as Professor at the Paris Conservatoire while continuing to compose symphonic and chamber music. This handbook introduces readers to Farrenc and her contemporaries with a focus on professional women musicians in nineteenth-century Paris. Farrenc's music was much admired by her contemporaries including Robert Schumann and Hector Berlioz. The acclaimed Nonet (1849) incorporated playful dialogue within the ensemble, virtuosic display, and an artful balance of newer and older compositional methods, garnering critical and artistic success and official recognition for the composer. Its performance history shows how musicians managed the logistics of professional life: forming and sustaining relationships, organizing concerts and tours, and promoting their work in the musical press. The book's nuanced analytical approach and historical insights will allow students, performers and listeners a fresh appreciation of Farrenc's work"-- Cambridge University Press, viewed November 4, 2025)

Contents:

Introduction to the life and career of Louise Farrenc

Cultivating an audience for chamber music in 1840s Paris

Dialogue and play in the nonet

Reception and legacy of Farrenc’s Nonet

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed November 4, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version Sumner Lott, Marie Louise Farrenc

ISBN:

9781009415446

1009415441

OCLC:

1510683169

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license