The Art of French Piano Music – Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Chabrier - Couverture rigide

Howat, Roy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0300145470 ISBN 13 : 9780300145472

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The Art of French Piano Music Suitable for scholars and performers, this study illuminates the piano music of four major French composers, in comparative and reciprocal context. It explores the musical language and artistic ethos of this repertoire, juxtaposing structural analysis with editorial and performing issues. It relates the author's four composers historically.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

An essential resource for scholars and performers, this study by a world-renowned specialist illuminates the piano music of four major French composers, in comparative and reciprocal context. Howat explores the musical language and artistic ethos of this repertoire, juxtaposing structural analysis with editorial and performing issues. He also relates his four composers historically and stylistically to such predecessors as Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, the French harpsichord school and Russian and Spanish music. Challenging long-held assumptions about performance practice, Howat elucidates the rhythmic vitality and invention inherent in French music. In granting Faure and Chabrier equal consideration with Debussy and Ravel, he redresses a historic imbalance and reshapes our perceptions of this entire musical tradition. Outstanding historical documentation and analysis are supported by Howat's direct references to performing traditions shaped by the composers themselves. The book balances accessibility with scholarly and analytic rigour, combining a lifetime's scholarship with practical experience of teaching and the concert platform.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Roy Howat is a concert pianist, scholar, editor, lecturer and broadcaster. He lives in London and Paris and holds the position of Keyboard Research Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music, London.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0300145470
• ISBN 13: 9780300145472
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416