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100 1 _aHervey, Arthur,
_d1855-1922
245 1 0 _aMasters of French Music
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-09-12
505 0 _aAbroise Thomas -- Charles Gounod -- Camille Saint-Saëns -- Jules Massenet -- Ernest Reyer -- Alfred Bruneau -- Some other French composers -- Appendix: List of the principal works composed by Ambroise Thomas, Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Massenet, Reyer, and Bruneau.
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Internet Archive.)
520 _a"Masters of French Music" by Arthur Hervey is a series of biographical and critical sketches written in the late 19th century. The work aims to provide insights into the lives and influences of notable contemporary French composers, exploring their contributions to music rather than offering exhaustive analyses of their works. Hervey highlights figures like Ambroise Thomas, Charles Gounod, and others, indicating a rich tapestry of musical evolution during the time. The opening of the volume includes a preface where Hervey explains his intent to focus on the lives of living composers, noting the significance of French music and its operatic tradition. He acknowledges both the achievements of historic composers and the contemporary figures who are reshaping the landscape. Specifically, he shares thoughts on composers such as Gounod and Thomas, emphasizing their impact on French culture and music. The beginning sets the stage for deeper explorations of each composer, reflecting on their legacies and the musical context of their time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aComposers -- France
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37410
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