Les Six: The French Composers and Their Mentors Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0720612934 ISBN 13: 9780720612936

Casa editrice: Peter Owen Ltd, 2009

Riassunto

The absorbing, comprehensive story of an absolutely unique experiment in classical music, involving many key figures of the Dada and Surrealist movementsLes Six were a group of talented composers who came together in a unique collaboration that has never been matched in classical music, and here their remarkable story is told for the first time. A musical experiment originally conceived by Erik Satie and then built upon by Jean Cocteau, Les Six were also born out of the shock of the German invasion of France in 1914an avant-garde riposte to German romanticism and Wagnerism.Les Six were alland still arerespected in music circles, but under the aegis of Cocteau, they found themselves moving among a whole new milieu: the likes of Picasso, René Clair, Blaise Cendrars, and Maurice Chevalier all appear in the story. But the story of Les Six goes on long after the heyday of Bohemian Paristhe group never officially disbanded and it was only in the last 20 years that the last member died; moreover, their spouses, descendents, and associates are still active, ensuring that the remarkable legacy of this unique group survives.

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L'autore:

Robert Shapiro is a well-respected expert on the 20th century French école and has written a previous book on the subject:Germaine Tailleferre: A Bio-Bibliography, and contributed articles to Music of the 20th Century AvantGarde: A Biocritical Sourcebook.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Peter Owen Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0720612934
• ISBN 13: 9780720612936
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 472
• Redattore: Shapiro Robert