Mystic Modern: The Music, Thought, and Legacy of Charles

Mystic Modern: The Music, Thought, and Legacy of Charles Tournemire

The name of French composer and musician Charles Tournemire (1870-1939) is familiar to organists. From 1898 to 1939, Tournemire was the titular organist at the Parisian Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde, a post once held by CÃ©sar Franck, his organ professor at the Paris Conservatoire. However, beyond the world of organists, Tournemire has been largely neglected and forgotten. This volume of collected essays, the first book on Tournemire available in English, aims at making Tournemire known to a wider audience. A number of essays investigate Tournemire's best-known work, a monumental organ cycle entitled L'Orgue mystique (The Mystic Organ) composed between 1927 and 1932. Related topics include Gregorian chant, improvisation, and performance practice. Tournemire's legacy is also considered in the careers of later musicians, including (among others) Joseph Bonnet (1884-1944), Maurice DuruflÃ© (1902-1986), Jean Langlais (1907-1991), Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), and Naji Hakim (1955-). Finally, beyond the organ, Tournemire's literary world is examined: in terms of influences on his thought (especially Ernest Hello [1828-1885] and LÃ©on Bloy [1846-1917]); and in his own librettos and commentaries written for numerous instrumental, symphonic, and operatic compositions. The portrait of Tournemire drawn in this collection is that of an unexpectedly complex and prolific thinker, teacher, and composer. 456 pp, softcover.
Country USA
Manufacturer Church Music Association of America
Binding Paperback
EANs 9780991645206
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Church Music Association of America
Binding	Paperback
EANs	9780991645206
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Mystic Modern: The Music, Thought, and Legacy of Charles Tournemire

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