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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Colin Roust (Assistant Professor of Musicology, Assistant Professor of Musicology, University of Kansas)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 16.30cm Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9780190607777ISBN 10: 0190607777 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 01 July 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsTable of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Childhood in Lodève and Montpellier Chapter 2: Parisian Debuts and World War I Chapter 3: Post-War and Post-Apollinaire Chapter 4: Boeuf sur le Toit and the Ballets Russes Chapter 5: Withdrawing from the Parisian Music Scene Chapter 6: The Popular Front Years and the Great Depression Chapter 7: New Beginnings in the Post-War Years Chapter 8: Personifying the Musical Establishment Chapter 9: Retirement Appendices Appendix 1: Map of Auric's Midi Appendix 2: Georges Auric's Family Tree Appendix 3: Map of Auric's Montpellier Appendix 4: Map of Auric's Paris BibliographyReviewsIt is difficult to imagine a finer account of this fascinating life. -- Choice A clear and reliable account of a fascinatingly diverse life and career. -- Opera Colin Roust has written an extraordinary biography of an extraordinary man. Beautifully organized and elegantly written, Roust's clear judgment, original and exhaustive research, and formidable understanding of musical life in twentieth-century France pervade this magisterial volume. This book will fascinate all those who love French music of the last century. It will especially appeal to those interested in film music. The author's research into the state of French art and society during the Second World War makes for gripping reading. Indeed, Roust has done a great service to all readers, musical or otherwise, who seek to understand in greater detail the turbulent history of France in the twentieth century. -- Byron Adams, Distinguished Professor of Musicology, University of California, Riverside Colin Roust has written an extraordinary biography of an extraordinary man. Beautifully organized and elegantly written, Roust's clear judgment, original and exhaustive research, and formidable understanding of musical life in twentieth-century France pervade this magisterial volume. This book will fascinate all those who love French music of the last century. It will especially appeal to those interested in film music. The author's research into the state of French art and society during the Second World War makes for gripping reading. Indeed, Roust has done a great service to all readers, musical or otherwise, who seek to understand in greater detail the turbulent history of France in the twentieth century. -- Byron Adams, Distinguished Professor of Musicology, University of California, Riverside Colin Roust has written an extraordinary biography of an extraordinary man. Beautifully organized and elegantly written, Roust's clear judgment, original and exhaustive research, and formidable understanding of musical life in twentieth-century France pervade this magisterial volume. This book will fascinate all those who love French music of the last century. It will especially appeal to those interested in film music. The author's research into the state of French art and society during the Second World War makes for gripping reading. Indeed, Roust has done a great service to all readers, musical or otherwise, who seek to understand in greater detail the turbulent history of France in the twentieth century. * Byron Adams, Distinguished Professor of Musicology, University of California, Riverside * Author InformationDr. Colin Roust is Assistant Professor of Musicology at the University of Kansas. His research interests include twentieth-century music, film music, music history pedagogy, music and politics, and the intersection of music and the other arts in multimedia genres. He is also a co-editor of The Routledge Film Music Sourcebook and co-translator of William Ritter: Studies of Foreign Art. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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