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French music analysis
Henri Dutilleux
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Jehan Alain
Juilliard Quartet
La Chevelure
La Nuit
Le Loup
les
Les Citations
Les Fleurs Du Mal
literature and music influence
Maurice Ohana
memory and time in music theory
musical aesthetics
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Oboe Sonata
Olivier Messiaen
Ondes Martenot
Piano Sonata
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Pivot Chord
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Prix De Rome
Tombeau De Claude Debussy
Tonal Background
twentieth-century composers
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Product details
- ISBN 9781859283301
- Weight: 635g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 25 Sep 1997
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Henri Dutilleux (born 1916) is one of France’s leading composers, though until recently his music received more attention in the United States than in Europe. A fiercely independent composer who pursues his own musical path regardless of fashion, he has never courted the public eye, yet in this book he is revealed as a composer very much engaged with the work of other artists from all spheres. Caroline Potter’s fascinating survey examines the relation of some of these artists to Dutilleux’s music. In literature, the notions of memory and time found in the writings of Baudelaire and Proust have had profound effects on his compositional development, whilst the visual arts have informed his aesthetic ideas and their expression in both his music and even in his meticulously produced scores. Always a perfectionist, Dutilleux now rejects those earlier works which are not representative of his mature style. By analysing these early pieces, Dr Potter traces the evolution of his musical style, and she investigates his compositional process and use of particular referential devices in later works. Whilst his music is unequivocally of our time, Dutilleux has never lost the ability to communicate with a wide-ranging audience. Drawing on interviews with the composer, this study provides penetrating insights into this complex composer’s musical world.
Caroline Potter, Kingston University, UK
