Jean Cras, polymath of music and letters

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 30 March, 2022 - 21:32

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Bempéchat, Paul-André,

Source:

Peter Lang,, Volume v. 50, Berlin, Germany, p.1 online resource (xxviii, 569 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : (2021)

Call Number:

ML410.C912

URL:

https://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9783631815205

Keywords:

(OCoLC)fst00871620, (OCoLC)fst01030269, Biographies., BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Biography., bisacsh, Composers, Composers & Musicians., Composers., Compositeurs, fast, France, Genres & Styles, Histoire et critique., History and criticism., Music, Music., Musique, Reference.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.The life of Jean Cras. Background ; Foreground ; Dualities, puralities, synthesis ; Surviving Adoré Floupette : faith, art, character ; Currents : countercurrents ; Opus posthumous -- -- The works : struggle and evolution. Feuille de route ; The early songs : paths to maturity ; Franckian engagement and disengagement ; Individuation : polyphème and the war years ; The laboratory ; A nod at the old sod ; Conclusion to an introduction."This revised, enhanced edition of the life and works of composer and Admiral Jean Cras traces, through new research, the remarkable career of this celebrated composer, decorated war hero, scientist and inventor. As Henri Duparc's only protégé, his "spiritual son" enjoyed the same level of esteem during the 1920s as his friends Ravel and Roussel. This edition sustains the renaissance of Jean Cras, and includes a new chapter devoted to the composer's early songs, to be released concurrently"--Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.Legal Deposit;Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.