Diary of My Songs (English, French, Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

A unique record of Poulenc (1899-1963) who is considered the greatest composer of melodies of his period, a period that opened with the aftermath of the First World War and closed as recently as 1960. He set to music poetry by all the greatest French twentieth century poets as well as others from earlier times. He wrote this diary of songs as an answer to what he felt were the frequent misinterpretations of his work. It describes the origins of each song, comments on performances he heard and offers guidelines for interpretation. The diary is filled out with explanatory notes, a collection of unfamiliar photographs and the English translation to the text written opposite the French original. It will appeal to singers who include French song in his or her repertoire and also to those who have an interest in music of this period. The translator, Winifred Radford is also the singer who gave the first performance in England of Poulenc's song cycle Fiancailles pour rire in 1945. She was coached by Poulenc and Pierre Bernac with whom she later translated The Interpretation of French Song and Francis Poulenc - The Man and his Songs.

General

Imprint:	Kahn & Averill
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2007
First published:	March 2007
Authors:	Francis Poulenc • W. Radford
Foreword by:	Graham Johnson
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-871082-86-9
Languages:	English • French
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Light orchestral, dance & big band music Books > Music > Other types of music > Light orchestral, dance & big band music Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music
LSN:	1-871082-86-2
Barcode:	9781871082869

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