10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MASSENET»
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Massenet: A Chronicle of His Life and Times
(Amadeus). This superbly detailed biography examines the life of Jules Massenet (1842-1912), who was at the heart of Parisian musical life during a period of extraordinary artistic vitality.
2
Massenet and His Operas
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Massenet's phenomenal success was attributed to a unique lyric emotionalism in
his music. Georges Bizet recognized Massenet's unusual musical signature and
uncannily predicted, “That little fellow is about to walk over us.” The public could ...
Massenet's phenomenal success was appropriately attributed to the unique
emotionalism of his music, which the public relished: a refined lyricism and
delicate melodic style that would be emulated in the music of such iconoclasts as
Debussy; ...
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Massenet's Werther / Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series
A comprehensive guide to Massenet's WERTHER, featuring Brief Story Synopsis, Principal Characters in the opera, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, PLUS an insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis.
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The Rough Guide to Opera
fhile the likes of Chabrier and Chausson tried to convert French music to the way
of Wagnerian righteousness, Jules Massenet remained true to the lineage of
French lyric opera. Building on the work of Charles Gounod and Ambroise
Thomas, ...
Matthew Boyden, Nick Kimberley, Joe Staines, 2002
7
A History of the Oratorio: The oratorio in the nineteenth ...
Gallet and Massenet; they have captured the oriental color and its thousand
affectations: they have purged it [oratorio] of its grandeur and its legendary
prestige. The public, always in search of delicacies, has told them they are right.
The music ...
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Reader's Guide to Music: History, Theory and Criticism
Finck, Henry T., Massenet and His Operas, New York: Lane, 1910; reprint, New
York: AMS Press, 1976 Irvine, Demar, Massenet: A Chronicle of His Life and
Times, Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press, 1994 Massenet, Jules, My
Recollections, ...
Massenet Plans a Murder While working on Thérèse, Massenet decided to have
a telephone installed in his Paris home, so he could confer with his librettist Jules
Claretie on the spur of the moments. As Massenet was at the height of his ...
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Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers
There the cornettist Joseph Arban gave a performance of the suite Pompéia, and
there, fortuitously, Massenet found a publisher in the tyro Georges Hartmann,
who immediately made a success with his little song cycle Poème d'Avril, and a ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASSENET»
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Massenet is used in the context of the following news items.
Des Moines Water Works lawsuit takes center state at farmer's field …
"It's great to be out here enjoying a beautiful day with other people and our friends, "said Aaron Massenet. Aaron Lassen's farm hosted the ... «KTIV, Jul 15»
'Very queer show' plays with opera
7 at the Sir James Dunn Theatre with the first of four performances of Massenet's Cendrillon (Cinderella). The 19th century musical fairy tale will ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
25 Insightful Quotes From 25 Legendary CEOs
Natalie Massenet, Net-a-Porter. 25. “It is so much easier to be nice, to be respectful, to put yourself in your customers' shoes and try to ... «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»
George Jonas: Baboons, storks and us
And as nothing turns us into storks either, our moralists often end up like the monk Anthanael in Massenet's opera Thais, lusting after the ... «National Post, Jul 15»
Papua New Guinea Teenager Vai Powers to Victory in Pacific Games
Nicolas Massenet also clinched three gold medals in the various Men's events, with the New Caledonian taking the Men's Team Championship ... «PSA World Tour, Jul 15»
Instituto Cervantes presents cinema and music with a cause
Works to be played are by Joaquin Turina, Pascual Marquina, Jules Massenet, Carlos Gardel, & Edvard Grieg, among others. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
Old-Style Blues & Two-Fisted Boogie-Woogie
... and classical selections, which will include Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs and an excerpt from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. «Hometown Pasadena, Jul 15»
Michael Perry: Transcendence from the discount bin
The song was composed by Jules Massenet for his opera “Thaïs,” in which there are tricky interactions between a monk and a hedonistic ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
Fragrance: why everyone likes a lick of leather
Clara is Spanish, John is Irish; Memo's "nose", Alienor Massenet, is Hungarian. Memo's new collection of fragrances. The idea of travel is ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
A late arrival to the classical party - the music of France
In the meantime, other distinctive voices had emerged: Gounod, Bizet and Massenet in opera, alongside Saint-Saëns who straddled the genres ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
