For the End of Time by Rebecca Rischin

For the End of Time by Rebecca Rischin

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A comprehensive history of the composition and premiere of "Quartet for the End of Time", the latter occurring on January 15, 1941 at -4 degrees Fahrenheit in Stalag VIIIA, a Nazi prison camp.

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For the End of Time by Rebecca Rischin

The volume is distinguished by Rischin's extensive interviews and intimate correspondence with survivors of the Quartet's premiere and members of the Messiaen circle, including the cellist Etienne Pasquier and the violinist Jean Le Boulaire, relatives of the clarinetist Henri Akoka, and Messiaen's widow, Yvonne Loriod. The book is illustrated with photographs of the musicians, press releases from the premiere, autographs, letters, and pen-and-ink drawings of the camp's layout. Included are wartime photos of the camp and its prisoners along with present-day views of the camp site, which Rischin visited in 1995. Rebecca Rischin is Associate Professor of Music at Ohio University in Athens. Her research for this book was aided by a Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship for study in Paris, awarded in 1993 to only two other American artists and musicians. Rischin is an award-winning clarinetist who performs regularly throughout the United States and Europe.
Rischin, Rebecca: - Rebecca Rischin is Associate Professor of Music at Ohio University in Athens. Her research for this book was aided by a Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship for study in Paris, awarded in 1993 to only two other American artists and musicians. Rischin is an award-winning clarinetist who performs regularly throughout the United States and Europe.
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ISBN 13 9780801441363
ISBN 10 0801441366
Title For the End of Time
Author Rebecca Rischin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cornell University Press
Year published 2006-03-27
Number of pages 192
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