This is the first ever biography of (Edward) Swan Hennessy (1866-1929), an Irish-American composer who came to live in Paris from around 1903. Born in Rockford, Illinois, he grew up in Chicago, studied at the conservatory of music in Stuttgart, Germany, lived in various places across Europe, finally settling in the most vibrant musical metropolis of the time. Here he became influenced by the French Impressionists and tried to adapt his work to his musical environment as best as he could - or, p ...
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Bird of Time
The Music of Swan Hennessy
Klein, Axel
Kartoniert, 576 S.
Sprache: Englisch
24 cm
Schott Buch (2019)
Gewicht: 1080 g
ISBN-13: 978-3-95983-594-7
Titelnr.: 79463037