Voice Lessons
French Mélodie in the Belle Epoque
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, Ethnomusicology, History & Criticism, Reference
| Author: | Katherine Bergeron | ISBN: | 9780199887545 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | January 20, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Katherine Bergeron |
| ISBN: | 9780199887545 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | January 20, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
Language, education, politics, and music come together in Katherine Bergeron's Voice Lessons, a study of the French mélodie in the Belle Epoque. Close readings of songs by Fauré, Debussy, and Ravel, along with poems, sound recordings, and other historical documents, seek to uncovers the cultural meanings of this art: why it emerged, why it mattered, and why it eventually disappeared.
Language, education, politics, and music come together in Katherine Bergeron's Voice Lessons, a study of the French mélodie in the Belle Epoque. Close readings of songs by Fauré, Debussy, and Ravel, along with poems, sound recordings, and other historical documents, seek to uncovers the cultural meanings of this art: why it emerged, why it mattered, and why it eventually disappeared.
