Gabriel Fauré

by Jessica Duchen

Gabriel Faur? (1845-1924) is one of the best French composers of his era. His artistic independence served to inspire many of the next generation of French composers seeking to create a new Gallic identity after World War I. His reforms at the Paris Conservatoire were the most radical the institution had yet experienced. This book gives equal weight to Faur?'s private and public lives, profiling the man behind the music, and going beyond the usual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714839329
• ISBN13: 9780714839325
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary