| Description |
1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Childhood in Lodève and Montpellier -- Parisian debuts and World War I -- Post-war and post-Apollinaire -- Boeuf sur le Toit and the Ballets Russes -- Withdrawing from the Parisian music scene -- The popular front years and World War II -- New beginnings in the post-war years -- Personifying the musical establishment -- Retirement |
| Summary |
The first English-language biography of this major French film composer, George Auric: A Life in Music and Politics examines not only the impact of Auric's leftist politics on his work, but also the myriad roles he held outside of film composition - including but not limited to music critic, opera director, and arts administrator |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on July 14, 2020) |
| Subject |
Auric, Georges, 1899-1983.
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| SUBJECT |
Auric, Georges, 1899-1983 fast |
| Subject |
Composers -- France -- Biography
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Composers
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France
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780190607784 |
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0190607785 |
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9780190607791 |
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0190607793 |
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