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FeaturesJanuary 2001 Emmanuel Chabrier & French musical tradition A consideration of the composer & his effect on post-Wagnerian French music.
The works that produce the most traceable effects in the
subsequent history of an art are not always those which come to
be regarded as epoch-making.
—Donald Francis Tovey Perhaps the most productive midlife crisis in the history of music began in early March 1880 with a sly little note written by a low-level bureaucrat to his superior at the ministry of the interior in Paris. “Monsieur,” it began, “personal matters require my presence in Bordeaux. I would be most grateful if you would permit me three days leave from the Ministry that I might settle my affairs.” There were, however, no affaires d’in- térêt in Bordeaux or anywhere else in France, as the writer then smilingly admitted. The above explanation is just for the file! Now, because I never lie and because for this ... This article originally appeared in The New Criterion, Volume 19 January 2001, on page 29 Copyright © 2012 The New Criterion | www.newcriterion.com http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/chabrier-penrose-2270
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