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Louise Farrenc

By Marie Sumner Lott

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Louise Farrenc

By Marie Sumner Lott

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As well as being a virtuoso pianist, Louise Farrenc became the first woman to hold a permanent position as Professor at the Paris Conservatoire while continuing to compose symphonic and chamber music. This handbook introduces readers to Farrenc and her contemporaries with a focus on professional women musicians in nineteenth-century Paris. Farrenc's music was much admired by her contemporaries including Robert Schumann and Hector Berlioz. The acclaimed Nonet (1849) incorporated playful dialogue within the ensemble, virtuosic display, and an artful balance of newer and older compositional methods, garnering critical and artistic success and official recognition for the composer. Its performance history shows how musicians managed the logistics of professional life: forming and sustaining relationships, organizing concerts and tours, and promoting their work in the musical press. The book's nuanced analytical approach and historical insights will allow students, performers and listeners a fresh appreciation of Farrenc's work.
Product details
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
2025-10-31
Publication Date:
2025-09-17
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
100941545X
ISBN13:
9781009415453
Weight:
341 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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