Déodat de Séverac: Musical Identity in Fin de Siècle France

by Robert F. Waters

Book Overview

Best known for his piano music, D odat de S verac (1872-1921) also composed orchestral and vocal works, including opera, cantata and incidental music. In this book, Robert Waters provides a much-needed study of the life and works of S verac, focusing on the composer's regionalist philosophy. S verac's engagement with folk music was not a patriotic gesture in the vein of nationalistic composers, but a way of expressing regional identity within France...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138274275
• ISBN13: 9781138274273
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"