Item Detail
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Doumet, Christian
Pincet, Claude -
Les musiciens français
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Book
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Rennes
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c1982
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Ouest-France
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438 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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French
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2858824207
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Composers--France--Biography.
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ML 390 .D68 M87 1982
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Doumet, Christian and Pincet, Claude. Les musiciens français. Rennes: Ouest France, 1982.
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A history and reference tool for those interested learning general information about French musicians; not intended to be a dictionary but as a presentation of the men who created music during their times.
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Musicians listed had to spend the majority of their lives in France, with the only exceptions being forced departure. Time frame begins with the middle age and ends with the nineteenth century.
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Chronological order, with each section of the book dedicated to a specific time frame. Within each section, chapters are listed in order from the most important form of music to the least, with some background information given. Each musical genre is then split up into subsections on different musicians, with the name of the musician in bold and followed by general information. At the end of the book there is a glossary of technical terms and an index of names.
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BYU Mus Ref
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3067