Background
Patrick was born on February 28, 1956, in Nantes, France.
(A detailed evocation of Venice and the city's musical cul...)
A detailed evocation of Venice and the city's musical culture that inspired Vivaldi. At the time Venice was, uniquely, a city where all classes mingled in their love of music; aristocrats, gondoliers and the workers met to listen to all types of music. All that is known about Vivaldi's life is included, and all the recent discoveries that have been made about that life (as well as details from Vivaldi's contemporaries). The book captures the hedonistic atmosphere of Venice at the time, already an international tourist destination, and how that was reflected by the mysterious Vivaldi in his baroque music (which is still available in a range of recordings).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0285636707/?tag=2022091-20
2003
((Amadeus). This book explores every facet pf Parisian mus...)
(Amadeus). This book explores every facet pf Parisian musical life in the glorious first half of the 19th century. Among the composers who chose Paris as a second home were Rossini, Meyerbeer, Bellini, Donizetti, Liszt, and Chopin.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0931340837/?tag=2022091-20
educator historian musician writer
Patrick was born on February 28, 1956, in Nantes, France.
Patrick spent his childhood in Nantes. After his secondary education at Saint-Stanislas High School (where he graduated the 1st class), he began studying Italian at the University of Nantes and then continued his studies at the University of Rennes II, where he graduated with a master's degree and doctor degree in Italian under the direction of Dominique Fernandez (now a member of the French Academy).
Barbier works as a professor of music history at the Catholic University of the West. He regularly participates as a speaker on Fols days, presented by his friend Rene Martin, the designer and music director of the project, which annually put together thousands of listeners in the rooms of the Nantes Convention Center deliver concerts. Patrick Barbier is an author of theatrical monologues on the composers Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert, for young adults.
(A detailed evocation of Venice and the city's musical cul...)
2003((Amadeus). This book explores every facet pf Parisian mus...)
Barbier was a vice president of Dante Alighieri Association, as well as a member of Academie de Bretagne et des Pays de la Loire.
Barbier married Marie-Liesse Bouchaud on June 28, 1980. They have 2 children: Pierre-Emmanuel and Coralie.