Lorca in Tune with Falla: Literary and Musical Interludes (Toronto Iberic) - Hardcover

Nelson R. Orringer

9781442647299: Lorca in Tune with Falla: Literary and Musical Interludes (Toronto Iberic)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1442647299 ISBN 13: 9781442647299

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2014

Federico Garcia Lorca (1889-1936) is widely regarded as the greatest Spanish poet of the twentieth century; Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) is Spain's most performed composer of the same period. The two were very different -- Lorca was gay, liberal, and a member of the avant garde, while Falla was a devout Catholic -- yet they had a profound mutual influence. The two developed an intimate friendship, which ended when Lorca was shot by Nationalist forces at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.Lorca in Tune with Falla is the first book to trace Lorca's impact on Falla's music, and Falla's influence on Lorca's writings. Nelson R. Orringer explores the music underlying Poem of Deep Song, Gypsy Ballads, and Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias, bringing out the analogous sounds and ideas that emerge in the active, ongoing connection between the artworks of both creators. The book emphasizes how this harmony increases knowledge and appreciation of both artists.

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Review:

'Orringer's study is essential reading for anyone interested in Falla, Lorca, and the period that brought forth these two icons of twentieth-century Spanish culture.'

- Samuel Llano - Modern Language Review vol 112:01:2017

'This book would undoubtedly be of interest to musicians, writers and historians alike....Orringer offers a unique approach to the understanding of the creative processes of these two Spanish artists.'

- Beatriz Pom's Jim?nez - Context vol 39:2014

'Only a scholar specially equipped with the necessary analytical tools in both literature and music could write such a book as this, fortunately for us, Orringer is such a writer.'

- Walter Aaron Clark - Hispanic Review vol 84:02:2016

'This meticulously researched endeavor transcends its temporal and topographic confines. A fascinating book. Highly recommended.' - F. Colecchia - Choice Magazine vol 52:01:2014

'Orringer's clearly organized and well written study is a fascinating and in-depth look at Lorca's and Falla's work alongside one another... This book is highly recommended for students and scholars of Lorca and Falla alike, as well as those interested in European cultural production of the twentieth-century.'

- David F. Richter - University of Toronto Quarterly vol 85:03:2016

'Lorca in Tune with Falla is the deepest and most complete study that has been published to-date on the personal and artistic relations between both Andalusian, universal creative authors... Those of us interested in Spanish music and poetry should feel very content and grateful.'

- Gerardo Pina-Rosales - Hispania vol 98:02:2015

'This rewarding book will surely lead to further study of Lorca, Falla, and the fruitful relationship between Spanish music and poetry.'

- Christopher Maurer - Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispanicos vol 38:02:2014

'Orringer's extraordinary book should be greeted as celestial music.... To say something new about Lorca is a risky and titanic enterprise for the stature of the post and the mastery of the bibliography that it supposes. Nelson N. Orringer has accepted the challenge, has taken on the effort and has culminated the undertaking with brilliance.'

- Javier San Jos? Lera - RILCE vol 32:01:2016

About the Author:

Nelson R. Orringer is an emeritus professor of Spanish at the University of Connecticut and a past winner of two Fulbright research grants and the Menendez Pelayo Royal Society Humanistic Prize.

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