French Masters of the Organ / Donald C. Gallup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallup, Donald C., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organists--France--Biography.

Organists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [1998]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This engaging book discusses the colorful personalities and beloved music of the French romantic organist-composers. Michael Murray draws vivid portraits of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811-1899), the greatest and most influential organ builder of his time, and of seven other musicians with connections to Cavaillé-Coll and to one another: Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), César Franck (1822-1890), Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937), Louis Vierne (1870-1937), Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), Jean Langlais (1907-1991), and Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992).The book offers to lovers of French music and culture-and especially to student organists-details of these composers lives and times and of their styles and techniques. Drawing on his personal acquaintance with Messiaen, Langlais, Dupré, and other famous contemporaries, and on period documents, original accounts, early recordings, and other primary sources, Murray examines the relationship between organ building and musical composition, the nature of romanticism and classicism, and the ever-perplexing question of composer versus interpreter.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. Aristide Cavaillé-Coll

2. Camille Saint-Saëns

3. César Franck

4. Charles-Marie Widor

5. Louis Vierne

6. Marcel Dupré

7. Jean Langlais

8. Olivier Messiaen

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300147025

0300147023

OCLC:

1024051788