Camille Saint-Sans and His World

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Camille Saint-Sans - perhaps the foremost French musical figure of the late nineteenth century and a composer who wrote in every musical genre, from opera and the symphony to film music - is now being rediscovered after a century of modernism overshadowed his importance. This book deconstructs the multiple realities behind the man and his music.

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"This study of a versatile, tasteful and often endearing composer, and a serious, playful and sometimes prickly man, may be thoroughly recommended."--Classical Music Magazine "This compilation of masterful scholarship is likely to become a preeminent source for information on Saint-Saens."--Choice "Jann Pasler's edited collection thus offers a significant contribution to Saint-Saens studies, and to the field of nineteenth- and early twentieth century French music as a whole."--Helen Abbott, French Studies

Author Bio

Jann Pasler is professor of music at the University of California, San Diego. Her books include "Writing through Music: Essays on Music, Culture, and Politics" and "Composing the Citizen: Music as Public Utility in Third Republic France".