Title Louis Laloy (1874-1944) on Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky / translated, with an introduction and notes, by Deborah Priest

Published Aldershot, England ; Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate, [1999] ©1999

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Description xii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm regular print Contents Introduction: Louis Laloy and the Paris music scene -- On Debussy. Laloy's friendship with Debussy. Early influences on Debussy. Genesis and first performances of Pelleas et Melisande. The Legion d'honneur. 'Claude Debussy. Simplicity in music'. 'Remarks on Claude Debussy'. Debussy's compositional style. 'Claude Debussy and Debussyism'. 'Claude Debussy's works for the theatre'. Debussy and Satie. Advice on playing Debussy's music. After Debussy's death. 'The Debussy monument'. 'Recollection'. La Damoiselle elue. Cinq poemes de Baudelaire. Prelude a l'Apres-midi d'un faune. Nocturnes. Pelleas et Melisande. La Mer. Images II. Children's corner and Trois chansons de Charles d'Orleans. Trois ballades de Francois Villon. Iberia. Rondes de printemps. Le Martyre de saint Sebastien. Various piano works. Ode a la France -- On Ravel. Ravel and the Prix de Rome in 1905. Ravel's works for music theatre. Sheherazade. Histoires naturelles. Rapsodie espagnole. Gaspard de la nuit. L'Heure espagnole. Daphnis et Chloe. Adelaide and L'Enfant et les sortileges -- On Stravinsky. Le Sacre du printemps. Le Rossignol. Le Chant du rossignol. From Pulcinella to OEdipus rex. Mavra. Les Noces. Various works from the 1920s. OEdipus rex, Jeu de cartes and the suite from L'Oiseau de feu. Persephone. App. II. Chronological list of principal compositions by Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky Summary "Laloy's ideas on Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky are presented here with an introduction by Deborah Priest to each extract, placing it in the context of the period and the composer's work. Detailed annotations, explain technical and cultural references."--BOOK JACKET Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-332) and index Notes Translated from the French Subject Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 -- Criticism and interpretation. Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 -- Criticism and interpretation. Laloy, Louis, 1874-1944. Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation. Musical criticism -- France -- History -- 20th century. Composers. Musical criticism -- France -- 20th century. Author Priest, Deborah, 1955- LC no. 99031934 ISBN 1840146281 hardback

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