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Gérard Grisey and Spectral Music
The first in-depth historical overview of how spectral music arose in France: the most influential European compositional movement of the past fifty years.
Fifty Contemporary Choreographers
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Carmen on Screen
A filmographic and bibliographic guide to the screen adaptations of the story of Carmen. 'Carmen' on Screen is a filmographic and bibliographic guide for scholars interested in the different versions of the story of Carmen in film since her original appearance in Mérimée's novella and its operatic adaptation byBizet. With over 110 screen versions between 1894 and 2005, it is the most adapted narrative in film. The volume offers: chronological listings of 82 feature films with credits and annotations of scholarly articles, selected citations of reviews and news articles, and listings of more general works on film adaptations of opera; works on the novella or on the opera; and, finally, lists of works on the 12 major female and 8 major male stars in the 82feature films. ANN DAVIES lectures in Spanish Studies and Film at the University of Newcastle; PHIL POWRIE is Professor of French Cultural Studies at the University of Newcastle.
The Life and Music of Gérard Grisey
The first biography of the composer Gérard Grisey shows how the artist's sensuality and rigor came together to form the musical genre known as spectralism. The French composer Gérard Grisey (1946-98) changed the course of music history with his small but potent output. Labeled "spectral" music, his compositions looked to the physics of sound and the capacities of human perception for material and inspiration. Born in Belfort, Grisey was the son of a French Resistance veteran turned car mechanic and a homemaker. His first instrument was as humble as his background: the accordion. But Grisey rose from his provincial background to the heights of his profession. This first biography of Grisey ...
The Cambridge Companion to Ballet
A collection of essays by international writers on the evolution of ballet.
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Le Marquis de Cuevas
Le nom du marquis de Cuevas est indissociable des ballets de Monte-Carlo qu'il a ressuscités dans les années 40 en leur insufflant tout à la fois la force de sa passion et l'immense fortune de son épouse, née Rockefeller. Fastueux, follement mondain, George de las Cuevas de Bustillo y Teran, né le 26 mai 1885 à Santiago du Chili, s'intègre parfaitement à cette époque de l'immédiat après-guerre aussi pressée de panser ses plaies que de rattraper le temps perdu. Le monde de la fête se joue à lui-même le spectacle de ses extravagances. On s'y affronte en des joutes d'un autre âge. Au grand bal Besteguy donné en 1951 à Venise répond le grand bal Chiberta du marquis qui rassem...
