Massenet: A Chronicle of His Life and Times

by Jules Massenet (Composer), Demar Irvine (Composer)

Overview

(Amadeus). This superbly detailed biography examines the life of Jules Massenet (1842-1912), who was at the heart of Parisian musical life during a period of extraordinary artistic vitality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574670240
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2003
Series:	Amadeus
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	420
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.86(d)

About the Author

Music historian, composer, and educator Demar Irvine earned his PH.D. in music esthetics from Harvard University. In 1937 he joined the faculty of the University of Washington School of Music in Seattle, becoming professor emeritus in 1978. His death in 1995 was a true loss to the world of music. IrvineÆs previous books include _Methods of Research in Music_ and _Writing About Music._

Editorial Reviews

French composer Massenet (1842-1912) was a versatile and prolific composer whose output ranged from opera to chamber, ballet, orchestral, piano, and vocal music. He diligently wielded his gift for unusual melodic structure into lush compositions, gaining tremendous fame and wealth during his lifetime. Nonetheless, after his death his popularity waned. Irvine writes with scholarly ease, presenting intimate yet objective details of a highly visible member of an elegant society who at the same time enjoyed and jealously guarded his satisfying family life. An important contribution to music literature; highly recommended for serious music collections.-- Kathleen Sparkman, Baylor Univ., Waco, Tex.

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