The critical writings of Ernest Reyer
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Music, School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Lamberton, Elizabeth Jean
issued: 2010-09-30T20:23:43Z
issued: 1988
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Ernest Reyer's career as music critic spanned the second half of the nineteenth century. For more than thirty years he held the position of music critic of the Journal des Debats, one of the most respected newspapers in nineteenth-century France. He also contributed regularly to four journals and the daily Courrier de Paris, and wrote as well for other newspapers and periodicals. Reyer was in addition a conductor and a noted composer, whose major musical works—the operas Sigurd and Salammbo--were performed frequently at the Paris Opera until after the turn of the century. This study deals with Reyer the critic: as a writer on music, he did much to raise the level of musical taste in France during the last third of the century. The dissertation contains ten chapters and two appendices. Chapter I provides a biographical sketch of Reyer before focusing on his personality and his music. Chapter II surveys Reyer's literary legacy: the extent of his writings in newspapers, periodicals, and other publications; his musical preferences; subjects of considerable importance to Reyer; his literary style; and the two compilations of his writings (Notes de musique and Quarante ans de musique, which together represent less than ten percent of his literary production). Chapter III demonstrates that Reyer believed his role as critic was to educate the public, and that he sought to fulfil this role by founding his approach to critical writing on three basic tenets: professional knowledge of music; intellectual integrity; and the consistent application of an aesthetic. The principles of his aesthetic and the consistency of their application are illustrated in Chapter IV through consideration of Reyer's judgments of operatic composition and performance. The next five chapters examine Reyer's writings on topics and composers of particular importance to him. Chapter V studies his views on the complex situation in Parisian lyric theatres during the second half of the nineteenth century, a…
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note: THE CRITICAL WRITINGS OF ERNEST REYER By ELIZABETH JEAN LAMBERTON B.Mus., U n i v e r s i t y o f R e g i n a , 1975 M.A. , The U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , 1978 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ( M u s i c o l o g y [ H i s t o r i c a l S t u d i e s ] ) i n THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES ( S choo l o f M u s i c ) We a c c e p t t h i s t h e s i s as c o n f o r m i n g t o t he r e q u i r e d s t a n d a r d THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A p r i l 1988 (c) E l i z a b e t h Jean L a m b e r t o n , 1988 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. Department of Music The University of British Columbia 1956 Main Mall Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Y3 Date A p r i l 29, 1988 DF-fin/ftn i i ABSTRACT E r n e s t R e y e r ' s c a r e e r as mus i c c r i t i c spanned the second h a l f o f t h e n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y . Fo r more t han t h i r t y y e a r s he h e l d t h e p o s i t i o n o f mus i c c r i t i c o f t he J o u r n a l des D e b a t s , one o f t h e most r e s p e c t e d newspapers i n n i n e t e e n t h - c e n t u r y F r a n c e . He a l s o c o n t r i b u t e d r e g u l a r l y t o f o u r j o u r n a l s and t h e d a i l y C o u r r i e r de P a r i s , and w r o t e as w e l l f o r o t h e r newspapers and p e r i o d i c a l s . Reyer was i n a d d i t i o n a c o n d u c t o r and a no ted compose r , whose ma jo r m u s i c a l w o r k s — t h e ope ra s S i g u r d and …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0098071
language: eng
degree discipline: Music - Musicology
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28851