Manuel de Falla - A Bio-Bibliography

An influential twentieth-century Spanish composer, Manuel de Falla continues to generate interest as well as controversy. This biography and guide to the available literature on Falla presents the complexities of Falla while underscoring the importance of careful investigation into the often conflicting evidence surrounding his life and his musical compositions. The author has compiled a substantial amount of biographic material, much of it from primary sources housed in the Archivo Manuel de Falla at Granada. The comprehensive bibliographical material provides valuable new musicological discoveries and previously unknown compositions.

Musicologists, Falla researchers, and those with an interest in Spanish contemporary music will appreciate the wealth of information researched and presented in this one volume. Included are bibliographic material from around the globe, doctoral dissertations, expositions, and press clippings. The biography offers excerpts from Falla's contemporaries. The discography includes important performances by Falla and others, as well as the most recent recordings. Falla is presented in his varied, complex guises.

Table des matières

Introduction
Biography
Bibliography
Works and Performances
Discography
The Manuel de Falla Archive--Three Short Studies
Appendices
Name of Index

A propos de l'auteur

NANCY LEE HARPER is Assistant Professor of Piano at the Universidade de Aveiro-Portugal./e As an active pianist, harpsichordist, and educator, she has performed at various festivals in Europe, South America, and the United States.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Nancy Lee Harper, Harper Nancy L.
• Edition: Bloomsbury
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 28.10.1998
• EAN: 9780313302923
• ISBN: 978-0-313-30292-3
• Thème: Bio-Bibliographies in Music
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Bibliographies, catalogues, Popular Culture: Music and Performing Arts