Manuel de Falla: A Bio-Bibliography

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An influential twentieth-century Spanish composer, Manuel de Falla continues to generate interest as well as controversy. This biography and guide to the available literature on Falla presents the complexities of Falla while underscoring the importance of careful investigation into the often conflicting evidence surrounding his life and his musical compositions. The author has compiled a substantial amount of biographic material, much of it from primary sources housed in the Archivo Manuel de Falla at Granada. The comprehensive bibliographical material provides valuable new musicological discoveries and previously unknown compositions. Musicologists, Falla researchers, and those with an interest in Spanish contemporary music will appreciate the wealth of information researched and presented in this one volume. Included are bibliographic material from around the globe, doctoral dissertations, expositions, and press clippings. The biography offers excerpts from Falla's contemporaries. The discography includes important performances by Falla and others, as well as the most recent recordings. Falla is presented in his varied, complex guises.

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"[This] is in every respect an exemplary and remarkable study....The first of its kind devoted to the Spanish composer, this bibliography deserves a wide diffusion among specialized musicologists as well as amateurs."-Louis Jambou Professeur, Directeur UFR Musique et Musicologie Paris-Sorbonne
"Professor Nancy Harper has succeeded in presenting a bio-bibliographic guide that excels in the scientific and pedagogic aspects and whose launching (debut) is accompanied by our most sincere congratulations."-Gerhard Doderer Universidade Nova de Lisboa-Portugal
Haper's book, very much in the tradition of this series and a welcome addition to it, is highly recommended for all academic and public libraries with large music collections, and would be an excellent selection for small public or branch libraries where a single source on Falla is desired.-Choice
Harper's bio-bibliography can assist the Falla researcher...it contributes to the increasing viability of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Spanish music as a field of scholarly research.-Quarterly Journal of MLA
"Harper's bio-bibliography can assist the Falla researcher...it contributes to the increasing viability of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Spanish music as a field of scholarly research."-Quarterly Journal of MLA
"Haper's book, very much in the tradition of this series and a welcome addition to it, is highly recommended for all academic and public libraries with large music collections, and would be an excellent selection for small public or branch libraries where a single source on Falla is desired."-Choice

Author Bio

NANCY LEE HARPER is Assistant Professor of Piano at the Universidade de Aveiro-Portugal./e As an active pianist, harpsichordist, and educator, she has performed at various festivals in Europe, South America, and the United States.