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Orledge, Robert Nicholas was born on January 5, 1948 in Bath, Avon, England. Son of Rex Edward Mark and Maisie Irene (Clark) Orledge.
(Acquaintances, friends, fellow artists, and even antagoni...)
Acquaintances, friends, fellow artists, and even antagonists share their recollections of the acknowledged leader of the French musical avant-garde.
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(Lavishly illustrated with photographic and musical exampl...)
Lavishly illustrated with photographic and musical examples, this book provides the first comprehensive evaluation of Koechlin's life and works. As well as concentrating on major symphonic works like Koechlin's jungle Book cycle, it also discusses his attraction to the early sound film and themusic inspired by such stars as Lilian Harvey, Marlene Dietrich and Charlie Chaplin in the 1930s. Koechlin's career provides a fascinating study of the triumph of integrity and independence over almost overwhelming odds and his rich and varied output offers a veritable treasure-trove for performers, scholars and enthusiasts alike. In 1942, Wilfred Mellers classed Koechlin ''among the select number of contemporary composers who really matter'', yet it is only in teh 1980s that Koechlin began to achieve the recognition he deserves as a composer of breadth, vision andpowerful originality: a pioneer of polytonality and a master orchestrator who was greatly admired by contemporaries such as Faure, Debus
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(Erik Satie remains one of the most bizarre figures in mus...)
Erik Satie remains one of the most bizarre figures in music history, yet everything he did has its own curious logic, once it can be perceived. In this important new study Dr Orledge reveals what made Satie 'tick' as a composer, dealing with every aspect of Satie's complex career and relating his achievement to the other arts and to the society in which he lived. Almost every figure in contemporary art was involved with Satie in some way or another, from Matisse and Picasso to Apollinaire, Cocteau and Brancusi. This, however, is no mere life-and-works study but rather an exploration of the technique behind Satie's art, which foreshadowed most of the 'advances' of twentieth-century music from serialism to minimalism, and even muzak. As the book progresses Satie appears as far more than just the composer of the popular Gymnopédies and Parade.
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(Debussy and the Theatre means, in effect, 'Debussy and Pe...)
Debussy and the Theatre means, in effect, 'Debussy and Pellias et Milisande', the only stage work Debussy chose and completed himself without a definite production in view. The opera both established Debussy's mature style and reputation in the forefront of contemporary composers and changed the course of operatic history. But Pelléas was also largely responsible for Debussy's 'compulsive inachievement' in the theatre. Before it he delayed completing other works so that Albert Carré's production at the Opéra-Comique would be his theatre debut; and then its traumatic dress-rehearsal in April 19o2 left him reluctant to undergo another similar experience. This, coupled with his search for lyrical librettos or scenarios that could inspire the rhythm and colour that he regarded as vital ingredients in theatre music, resulted in a career littered with abandoned projects. The story of this most fascinating of love-hate relationships with the stage is told, as far as possible, in the composer's own words or from contemporary documents.
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Orledge, Robert Nicholas was born on January 5, 1948 in Bath, Avon, England. Son of Rex Edward Mark and Maisie Irene (Clark) Orledge.
Bachelor in Music with honors, Clare College, Cambridge, England, 1968; Master of Arts, Clare College, Cambridge, England, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Clare College, Cambridge, England, 1973.
Lecturer, U. Liverpool, England, 1971-1980; senior lecturer, U. Liverpool, England, 1980-1986; reader, U. Liverpool, England, 1986-1991; professor, personal chair, U. Liverpool, England, since 1991. Head music department U. Liverpool, 1990-1993.
(Debussy and the Theatre means, in effect, 'Debussy and Pe...)
(Debussy and the Theatre means, in effect, 'Debussy and Pe...)
(Acquaintances, friends, fellow artists, and even antagoni...)
(Acquaintances, friends, fellow artists, and even antagoni...)
(Lavishly illustrated with photographic and musical exampl...)
(Erik Satie remains one of the most bizarre figures in mus...)
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(SATIE REMEMBERED)
Member Association University Teachers, Association Des Amis De L'Oeuvre Koechlin, Fond. Satie, Centre De Documentation Claude Debussy.