Andre Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature by Caroline Rae

Andre Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature by Caroline Rae

This book on Andr Jolivet investigates his music, life and influence as a major figure in French music of the twentieth century. His music combines innovative language with spirituality, summarised in his self-declared axiom to 'restore music's ancient original meaning when it was the magic and incantatory expression of the sacred in hu

‘This volume of essays on André Jolivet restores the reputation of a composer overshadowed by his slightly younger contemporary Olivier Messiaen – undeservedly, because, as the authors show, it was Messiaen who was greatly indebted to JolivetThe authors – headed by the book's editor Caroline Rae – illuminate not only the currents and cross-currents in Jolivet's music but also set these in the context of his work as a conductor, writer, teacher, critic and accomplished painter. Beautifully written and illustrated, the book is an indispensable companion to one of the most strikingly original figures of French twentieth-century music.’

Peter Hill, University of Sheffield, UK.

‘André Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature is the first book in English devoted to this significant composer and brings together internationally leading figures who use new archival sources to argue convincingly for Jolivet’s originality and independence.’

Barbara L. Kelly, Royal Northern College of Music, UK.

'This brilliantly-marshalled volume makes no exaggeration in claiming that Jolivet is a neglected, but crucial, figure in the development of 20th-century French music. It is altogether a book whose depth goes way beyond its title: providing an invaluable scaffolding for the study of French music in the inter-war years.'

Richard Langham Smith, Royal College of Music, UK

Caroline Rae is a Reader in Music at Cardiff University and pianist. She has published widely on twentieth-century French music as well as on the musical writings of Alejo Carpentier, and is author of The Music of Maurice Ohana (Ashgate, 2000), editor of the revised and expanded edition of Robert Sherlaw Johnson’s Messiaen (Omnibus, 2008) and contributing co-editor of Dutilleux at 95 (Contemporary Music Review, 2010). She was Series Advisor to the Philharmonia Orchestra’s landmark festival City of Light: Paris 1900–1950 and has been a programming consultant to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, projects including BBC Discovering Dutilleux Festival, Jolivet Composer Portrait and Paul Sacher Perspectives season. She is a frequent broadcaster on BBC Radio 3. As a pianist, she was a pupil of Dame Fanny Waterman and Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen and remains active as a performer. She was made a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her services to French music in 2018.

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ISBN 13	9780367583712
ISBN 10	0367583712
Title	Andre Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature
Author	Caroline Rae
Series	Music And Literature
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2020-06-30
Number of pages	370
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