Archivo: Paul Gilson

Descripción: Paul Gilson Identifier: moderncomposerso00elso (find matches) Title: Modern composers of Europe : being an account of the most recent musical progress in the various European nations, with some notes on their history, and critical and biographical sketches of the contemporary musical leaders in each country Year: 1905 (1900s) Authors: Elson, Arthur, 1873-1940 Subjects: Composers Publisher: Boston : L.C. Page Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: tasie on the melodies of Canada, another on those of Ireland, half a dozen suites, the sym- phonic sketches entitled " La Mer, " the " Bucolics, " after Virgil, three scherzi, a festival march, a fan- fare march, and many shorter pieces. His choral works include an Inaugural Cantata, a cantata for the fiftieth anniversary of the Belgian telegraph, the oratorio " Moses, " the dramatic oratorio " Francesca da Rimini, " and several sets of a capella works. He has also made some interesting excursions into the field of declamation with or- chestra, such as " Le Feu du Ciel " (Hugo), " Christine " (Leconte de Lisle), and the Japanese fable " Satsuki. "His operas include é Les Pauvres Gens, " " Frinses Zonnenschijn, " " Les A ventu- rers, " and " Le Demon, " as well as incidental music to the dramas " Alvar " and " Liefdeblaem. " Of these many works the one best known in America is " La Mer, " which has been given sev- eral times in symphony concerts. It was suggested by a poem of Ed. Levis, which is frequently read before the performance. The first movement gives Text Appearing After Image: PAUL GILSON. THE NETHERLANDS 189 an excellent picture of sunrise at sea, with all the many-coloured splendours of the dawn. Then fol- lows some rollicking sailors' music, in which their lively songs and dances are suggested with due animation. The third movement portrays a love- scene between the sailor and his sweetheart, idyllic at first, but ending in sadness as he must embark and she gives way to fear of the treacherous ocean. The finale depicts the tempest, and the sailors choruses are introduced in mocking irony as the ship goes down. Through it all runs a vein of poetic fancy, exquisitely suggesting the beauty and mystery of the sea. Francesca da Rimini is another powerful work. It opens in the realm of shades, where the guilty lovers find themselves after death. They are brought before the judge Minos, and Paolo tells their story. The demons cry for vengeance on the couple, and Paolo* tries to save Francesca, but they are condemned. The next scene shows them, as pictured by Dante, floating about on the whirlwinds in the second circle of the infernal regions. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Título: Paul Gilson
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