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The life and works of Jean Cras

Thesis (D.M.A.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. / The purpose of this dissertation will be to draw attention to the life and works of French composer, scientist, inventor and philosopher Jean Cras (1879-1932), whose music, at the moment of this writing, is enjoying a vibrant revival in Europe. During the 1920's, after his opera Polypheme had won the Premier Prix du Concours musical de la Ville de Paris, and premiered in Paris during the 1922-23 operatic season, Jean Cras' became as much a household name as Maurice Ravel's. Part of this dissertation will attempt to explain why he was forgotten during the half-century between 1935 and 1985 [TRUNCATED] / 2031-01-01

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/30808
Date January 2000
CreatorsBempéchat, Paul-André
PublisherBoston University
Source SetsBoston University
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis/Dissertation

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