The Art of French Piano Music: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, ChabrierYale University Press, 2009 - 400 páginas 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 Faur 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 rigor, combining a lifetime’s scholarship with practical experience of teaching and the concert platform |
Índice
Debussys Preludes | 18 |
Ravels Gaspard de la nuit | 31 |
Shapes and forms | 38 |
Reflets dans leau Hokusai Edgar Allan Poe and Leonardo of Pisa | 51 |
Chopins legacy | 63 |
à la découverte dEmmanuel Chabrier | 83 |
Debussy and the Orient | 110 |
The Exotic via Russia and Spain | 126 |
What do we interpret? 16 Editions and what they cant quite tell us | 209 |
Rhythm tempo dance and humour | 246 |
A fresh look at Gabriel Fauré | 263 |
Orchestral thinking and the pedals | 279 |
Body language and the piano | 294 |
The composer as pianist | 309 |
finding technical ease | 327 |
Glosses on titles and musical allusions | 334 |
The Clavecinistes | 145 |
Romanticism | 159 |
Rhythmic games in Ravel | 175 |
Rhythmic games in Chabrier | 187 |
Repertoire discoveries | 198 |
Brief summary of critical editions | 340 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todo
The Art of French Piano Music: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Chabrier Roy Howat Vista previa restringida - 2009 |
The Art of French Piano Music: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Chabrier Roy Howat Vista previa restringida - 2009 |
The Art of French Piano Music: Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Chabrier Keyboard Research Fellow Roy Howat,Roy Howat No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2009 |
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