Widor: The Life and Times of Charles-Marie Widor, 1844-1937

By Andrew Thomson

Book Overview

Charles-Marie Widor contributed significantly to French music as an organist, composer, conductor, teacher, and writer, yet he was unjustly overshadowed by contemporaries Saint-Sa ns, Franck, and Debussy. This comprehensive biography describes his life amid the intellectual and political ferment of the Third Republic and his relations with a variety of musicians, authors, artists, politicians, Popes, and Kings. Coming at a time of increased interest in Widor's pioneering "symphonic" organ music, the book will also prove fascinating reading for all those interested in the social and political history of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century France.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0193164175
• ISBN13: 9780193164178
• Release Date: March 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.7"