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Translation of this book into English was made possible by grants from the French government, the Paul Sacher Foundation, and the Pro Helvetia Foundation, Arts Council of Switzerland.
Music examples for this edition rendered by Peter Huszagh. Music examples for the original French edition rendered by Gunnar Cohrs.
Copyright 1992 as Arthur Honegger: Un musicien dans la cit des hommes by Librairie Arthme Fayard, Paris
Translation copyright 1999 by Roger Nichols. All rights reserved.
ISBN 1-57467-041-7
Printed in Hong Kong
Translation published in 1999 by Amadeus Press (an imprint of Timber Press, Inc.) The Haseltine Building 133 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 450 Portland, Oregon 97204, U.S.A.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Halbreich, Harry [Arthur Honegger, un musicien dans la cit des hommes. English] Arthur Honegger / by Harry Halbreich; translated by Roger Nichols; Reinhard G. Pauly, general editor. p. cm. Translation of: Arthur Honegger, un musicien dans la cit des hommnes. Discography: p. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 1-57467-041-7 1. Honegger, Arthur, 18921955. 2. ComposersBiography. 3. Honegger, Arthur, 18921955Bibliography. I. Pauly, Reinhard G. II. Title. ML410.H79H313 1999 780.92dc21 [B] 98-14759 CIP MN
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CONTENTS
Dedication
7
Preface
9
Acknowledgments
11
Introduction
13
Part One: Chronicle of a Life
15
Chapter 1 Turly (18921910)
17
Chapter 2 The Paris Conservatory and Honegger's Earliest Works (19111918)
25
Chapter 3 Six or Swiss? From Le Dit Des Jeux Du Monde to Le Roi David (19191922)
53
Chapter 4 "King Arthur": Dramas and Triumphs (19231931)
90
Chapter 5 Reversal of Fortune: In the Trough of the Wave (19321933)
126
Chapter 6 Toward the Summit: Claudel and the Cinema (19341940)
132
Chapter 7 The War and After: Climax of a Career (19411947)
162
Chapter 8 Catastrophe and Reprieve: The Final Harvest (19481952)
192
Chapter 9 Epilogue: Life's Setting Sun (19531955)
216
Part Two: Inventory of Works
231
Chapter 10 Chamber Music
237
Music for Piano, Two Pianos, and Organ (Category 1)
237
Music for One or Two Pianos from Stage and Film (Category 1A)
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