The Cambridge companion to French art song /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Cambridge University Press
Other Authors:	Rumph, Stephen C. (Editor, Contributor), Vivès, Vincent (Contributor), Hunter, David, 1955- (Contributor), Rushton, Julian (Contributor), Huebner, Steven (Contributor), Howat, Roy (Contributor), Rolf, Marie, 1950- (Contributor), Pau, Andrew (Contributor), Fauser, Annegret (Contributor), Herlin, Denis (Contributor), Kilpatrick, Emily (Contributor), Adams, Byron (Contributor), Broad, Stephen (Contributor), Evans, David, 1976- (Contributor), Le Roux, François (Contributor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2026.
Series:	Cambridge companions to music.
Subjects:	Songs, French > History and criticism. Songs, French > Analysis, appreciation. Vocal music > France > History and criticism. Singing > Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) Chant > Interprétation. Musique vocale > France > Histoire et critique. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Song and the French poetic tradition / Vincent Vivès
French versification and song : interconnected worlds / David Hunter
Romance to mélodie? the trajectory of Berlioz's songs / Julian Rushton
The Mélodie comes of age (Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Bizet, Massenet) / Steven Huebner
Fauré's individual songs and collections / Roy Howat
Debussy's early songs : finding his compositional voice / Marie Rolf
The Franckist-Wagnerian strain (Duparc, Chausson, Chabrier) / Andrew Pau
Women and French song / Annegret Fauser
Fauré's song cycles / Stephen Rumph
Debussy's mature songs / Denis Herlin
Ravel and his contemporaries / Emily Kilpatrick
Poulenc and his circle : Le style quotidien / Byron Adams
Olivier Messiaen / Stephen Broad and David Evans
Interpreting French art song / François Le Roux
Guide to further reading.