Gabriel Faure: A Guide to Research (Routledge Music Bibliographies) - Hardcover

Phillips, Edward R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824070739 ISBN 13: 9780824070731

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

The Guide provides basic facts about Gabriel Faure's life and works. It is a compact source of information concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a musician and teacher. The various sections of this work present a chronology of Faure's life (with reference to the principal biographies), a list of his writings and compositions, a descriptive list of autograph manuscripts indicating their locations in libraries and private collections, an annotated bibliography of articles, books and theses divided into the following categories: biography and general commentary; correspondence; discussions of individual genres and works. The afterward offers suggestions for further research. An index is provided.

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Review

"Musicians casually acquainted with Faure will be strick by the range of material it encompasses. Faure scholars will be surprised by the number of items they never knew existed, and all will be astonished by the amount of research this book represents."
-MLA Notes
..."this volume will be a primary aid for anyone investigating the life and works of Faure."
-Choice

Synopsis

This work is part of a series which presents information on composers. Each volume offers annotated lists of all writings in major languages plus lists of works by the composers, biographical sketches and guides to library resources, organizations and specialists.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824070739
• ISBN 13: 9780824070731
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300