English summary: When first published in 1995, Requiem pour une avant-garde aroused lively debate by targeting a certain type of "contemporary music", which had turned into anew form of academicism. By retracing the history of this official avant-garde, the author also-for the firsttime in the field of music-inspired animated discussions on plastic arts and literature. Benoit Duteurtre drives the point home in this newly edited, revised and expanded edition. Still dubious of acertain "atonal music" tainted by the sectarianism of Pierre Boulez and his entourage, and a fervent admirerof Messiaen, Steve Reich, John Adams and Jean-Louis Florentz, the author invites us to rediscover twentiethcenturymusic in all of its diversity. Winner of the 2001 Medicis Prize for Le Voyage en France, Benoit Duteurtre is not only a novelist whosework has been translated into fifteen languages, but alsoa musician, a producer with France-Musique and acolumnist for several publications. French description: A sa parution en 1995, Requiem pour une avant-garde a declenche une vive polemique en prenant pour cible une certaine musique contemporaine , transformee en nouvel academisme. Retracant l'histoire de cette avant-garde officielle, l'auteur soulevait pour la premiere fois - dans le domaine musical - un debat egalement tres vif a propos d'arts plastiques ou de litterature. Avec cette edition revue, corrigee et completee, Benoit Duteurtre enfonce le clou. Toujours dubitatif vis-a-vis d'une certaine musique atonale , entachee par le sectarisme de Pierre Boulez et de son entourage toujours fervent admirateur de Messiaen, Steve Reich, John Adams ou Jean-Louis Florentz, il nous invite a redecouvrir le XXe siecle musical dans sa diversite.
Format:Paperback
Language:French
ISBN:2251443002
ISBN13:9782251443003
Release Date:January 2006
Publisher:Les Belles Lettres
Length:368 Pages
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