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Music, Musicians, and the Saint-Simonians (Hardcover)
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Music, Musicians, and the Saint-Simonians (Hardcover)
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The Saint-Simonians, whose movement flourished in France between
1825 and 1835, are widely recognized for their contributions to
history and social thought. Until now, however, no full account has
been made of the central role of the arts in their program. In this
skillful interdisciplinary study, Ralph P. Locke describes and
documents the Saint-Simonians' view of music as an ideological tool
and the influence of this view on musical figures of the day.
The disciples of Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon,
believed that increased industrial production would play a crucial
role in improving the condition of the working masses and in
shifting power from the aristocratic "drones" to the enterprising
men of talent then rising in the French middle class. As a powerful
means of winning support for their views, music became an integral
part of the Saint-Simonians' writings and ceremonial activities.
Among the musicians Locke discusses are Berlioz, Liszt, and
Mendelssohn, whose tangential association with the Saint-Simonians
reveals new aspects of their social and aesthetic views. Other
musicians became the Saint-Simonians' faithful followers, among
them Jules Vincard, Dominique Tajan-Roge, and particularly Felicien
David, the movement's principal composer. Many of these composers'
works, reconstructed by Locke from authentic sources, are printed
here, including the "Premier Chant des industriels," written at
Saint-Simon's request by Rouget de Lisle, composer of the
"Marseillaise."
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