Near Autobiographical Recollections of Charles-Marie Widor

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80543-292-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 195, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Eastman Studies in Music

The last of the Romantics, Widor narrated his recollections in 1936, bringing to life his diverse experiences from the time of Louis Philippe to the cusp of World War II.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Near, John R

Weitere Mitwirkende

Smith, Rollin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Sinfonische Musik & Ensembles
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Foreword by Rollin Smith
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Tribute to Charles-Marie Widor

Part 1
Studies, Early Performances, and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1844-69)
Part 2
La Belle Époque: The Franco-Prussian War to The Great War (1870-1914)
Part 3
The Great War and Important Initiatives (1914-37)

Appendices
1 Birth record of Charles-Marie Widor, 1844
2 Widor's Diplôme de Bachelier ès Lettres, 1863
3 Widor's letter of appreciation to Jacques Lemmens, 1863
4 Brussels Ducal Palace organ specification, 1861
5 Widor's certificate for Chevalier de l'Ordre du Christ, 1866
6 "To Budapest," 1893
7 Widor's travels to Russia and his 1903 passport
8 Widor's list of his works in 1894
9 The Paris Conservatory organs, 1872
10 Widor's appeal for an organ hall at the Paris Conservatory, 1895
11 Widor's certificate for the Académie Royale, Brussels, 1908
12 "Debussy & Rodin," 1927
13 The American Conservatory organ, Fontainebleau, 1925
14 Letters concerning the Trocadéro organ restoration, 1926
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Near John R:
JOHN R. NEAR is Professor Emeritus of Music at Principia College, Elsah, IL.Near John R:
JOHN R. NEAR is Professor Emeritus of Music at Principia College, Elsah, IL.