Poulenc a biography / Roger Nichols.
| Author/creator | Nichols, Roger |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020] |
| Description | xiii, 372 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Overture and beginners : 1899-1918 -- "Now we are six" : 1919-1924 -- Dreaming of maturity : 1924-1928 -- Depression and recovery : 1929-1934 -- Surrealism and faith : 1934-1939 -- The years of darkness : 1939-1944 -- 'Liberty, I write your name' : 1944-1952 -- Mad about nuns : 1952-1956 -- Joy, suffering and farewell : 1957-1963. |
| Abstract | Francis Poulenc is a key figure in twentieth-century classical music, as well as an unorthodox and striking individual. Roger Nichols draws upon Poulenc's music and other primary sources to write an authoritative life of this great artist. Although associated with five other French composers in what came to be called "Les Six", Poulenc was very much sui generis in personality and in his music, where he excelled over a wide repertoire-opera, songs, ballet scores, chamber works, piano pieces, sacred and secular choral works, orchestral works and concertos. This book fully covers this wide range, while also describing the vicissitudes of Poulenc's life and the many important relationships he had with major figures such as Satie, Ravel, Stravinsky, Diaghilev, Cocteau and others. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-358) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020931416 |
| ISBN | 9780300226508 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0300226500 (hardback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |