Widor : a life beyond the Toccata
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Widor : a life beyond the Toccata
（Eastman studies in music）
University of Rochester Press, 2019
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First published: 2011
Includes bibliographical references (p. [561]-572) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Brings to light the life and work of one of France's most distinguished musicians in the most complete biography in any language of Charles-Marie Widor.
Widor: A Life beyond the Toccata brings to light the life and work of one of France's most distinguished musicians in the most complete biography in any language of Charles-Marie Widor. He is considered one of the greatestorganists of his time, a prolific composer in nearly every genre, professor of organ and composition at the Paris Conservatory, academician and administrator at the Institute of France, journalist, conductor, music editor, scholar, correspondent, inspired visionary, and man of deep culture.
An appendix constitutes the most complete listing ever compiled of Widor's oeuvre. Each work is dated as accurately as possible and includes the publisher, platenumber, dedicatee, and relevant commentary. Another appendix lists Widor's complete published writings, other than the scores of press reviews he penned over several decades.
Widor: A Life beyond the Toccata illuminates the life and work of one of France's most distinguished yet neglected musicians of the belle epoque.
JOHN R. NEAR is Professor Emeritus of Music, Principia College.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Kurt Lueders
Preface
Introduction: "Sunday Morning in a Paris Organ Loft," by T. Carl Whitmer
Widor's Ancestry, Musical Education, and Heritage (1844-63)
The First Creative Period (1864-79)
The Years of Mastery (1880-94)
The Twilight of Widor's Compositional Career (1895-1909)
Mr. Widor, Member of the Institute of France (1910-37)
Appendix One: Published Literary Works
Appendix Two: List of Musical Works
Appendix Three: A Cross-Section of Musicians during Widor's Life
Appendix Four: Chronology
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