Binding: Hardcover
Description: Today Georges Bizet is most immediately recognized as the composer of the acclaimed opera Carmen. One of the most frequently performed operas for over a century Carmen explores concepts such as the femme fatale and murderous jealousy with vivacity color and a wealth of melody. Yet it is only one act in Bizet's story. In Bizet renowned musicologist Hugh Macdonald goes beyond the composer's most famous opera to take an in - depth look at his entire life and oeuvre. In so doing Macdonald identifies a number of previously unknown pieces by Bizet assembling the first comprehensive catalogue of the composer's work. Incorporating these little - known pieces with a thorough reading of primary sources Macdonald considers the latest in Bizet scholarship to create a complete biography of the composer. Revealing the true extent of Bizet's work as arranger and transcriber Macdonald sheds light on the composer's complex relationships with his contemporaries and traces the strange misrepresentation of Bizet's work by French publishers and opera houses in the 1880s when Carmen rose to worldwide popularity ten years after the composer's early death. The first biography of Bizet in the Master Musicians series in nearly four decades Bizet will be essential reading for students and scholars of nineteenth - century opera as well as for Carmen devotees and opera fans.
Title: Bizet
Author(s): Macdonald Hugh (Avis Blewett Professor Emeritus Of Music Avis Blewett Professor Emeritus Of Music Washington University In St. Louis)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780199781560
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 8/20/2014
Series: Composers Across Cultures
Category: Biography: Arts & Entertainment