Music, musicians, and the Saint-Simonians / Ralph P. Locke
1986, First Edition. Chicago : University of Chicago Press. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #430924
ISBN: 0226489027
Physical description; xvi, 399 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music, portraits ; 27 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-384) and index. Contents; Music for an old tale -- Master and posthumous disciples -- Art as a means of social control -- The development of Saint-Simon's views on art, 1801-25 -- The early Saint-Simonians on music and aesthetics, 1825-26 -- The role of the artist in the mature Saint-Simonian social scheme, 1828-31 -- Organic art and music, 1828-32 -- The Rue Monsigny and Salle Taitbout : music in the formative years -- Six musicians in contact with the Saint-Simonians. Halévy and the Saint-Simonians ; Nourrit and the Saint-Simonians ; Liszt and the Saint-Simonians ; Hiller and the Saint-Simonians ; Mendelssohn and the Saint-Simonians ; Berlioz and the Saint-Simonians -- Music at the Ménilmontant retreat (1832) -- Vinçard and the Saint-Simonian chanson -- The musicians during the dispersal and the Egyptian mission -- 1836-76 : the movement in decline -- The challenge of the Saint-Simonian musical effort -- Appendix A : Saint-Simon, Rouget de Lisle, and the "Premier chant des industriels" -- Appendix B : Selected lists of Saint-Simonian chansons -- Appendix C : Five songs by Vinçard -- -- Appendix D : Catalog of Saint Simonian works by Félicien David and Henri Reber -- Appendix E : Selected Saint-Simonian works by Félicien David. Subjects; Geschichte 1825-1835. 1800-1899. Music France 19th century History and criticism. Saint-Simonianism. Music Social aspects. Music and society.
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