Andre Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature

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'This volume of essays on Andre Jolivet restores the reputation of a composer overshadowed by his slightly younger contemporary Olivier Messiaen - undeservedly, because, as the authors show, it was Messiaen who was greatly indebted to Jolivet. The authors - headed by the book's editor Caroline Rae - illuminate not only the currents and cross-currents in Jolivet's music but also set these in the context of his work as a conductor, writer, teacher, critic and accomplished painter. Beautifully written and illustrated, the book is an indispensable companion to one of the most strikingly original figures of French twentieth-century music.'

Peter Hill, University of Sheffield, UK.

'Andre Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature is the first book in English devoted to this significant composer and brings together internationally leading figures who use new archival sources to argue convincingly for Jolivet's originality and independence.'

Barbara L. Kelly, Royal Northern College of Music, UK.

'This brilliantly-marshalled volume makes no exaggeration in claiming that Jolivet is a neglected, but crucial, figure in the development of 20th-century French music. It is altogether a book whose depth goes way beyond its title: providing an invaluable scaffolding for the study of French music in the inter-war years.'

Richard Langham Smith, Royal College of Music, UK