Saint-Saëns, d'Indy, Debussy, and the Reconstruction of the Past in fin-de-siècle France

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dc.contributor.advisorBailey, Walter B.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCitron, Marcia J.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBarnett, Gregory R.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBlattler, Damianen_US
dc.creatorJiang, Qingfanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-11T18:37:20Zen_US
dc.date.available2014-09-11T18:37:20Zen_US
dc.date.created2014-05en_US
dc.date.issued2014-04-24en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2014en_US
dc.date.updated2014-09-11T18:37:20Zen_US
dc.description.abstractMy thesis explores the highly individual reconstruction of the past in the works of Camille Saint-Saëns, Vincent d’Indy, and Claude Debussy in the context of the larger retrospective impulse in fin-de-siècle France. Specifically, it investigates the appropriation and incorporation of the “old” into the “new,” which results not only from artistic need, but also from a compulsion to justify the present by way of the past. Chapter one shows Saint-Saëns’s and d’Indy’s different approaches to restoring early repertoire stemming from their divergent aesthetic views of the relationship between music and history. Chapter two illustrates Debussy’s attempt to forge a connection with Rameau and thereby defend his French identity not by imitating Rameau’s music but by constructing a French image of Rameau. The past was never far from the creative process, and it served as an important instrument in the definition and defense of their musical styles and artistic identities.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationJiang, Qingfan. "Saint-Saëns, d'Indy, Debussy, and the Reconstruction of the Past in fin-de-siècle France." (2014) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/77173">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/77173</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/77173en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectCamille Saint-Saënsen_US
dc.subjectVincent d'Indyen_US
dc.subjectClaude Debussyen_US
dc.subjectJean-Philippe Rameauen_US
dc.subjectEarly musicen_US
dc.subjectFranceen_US
dc.titleSaint-Saëns, d'Indy, Debussy, and the Reconstruction of the Past in fin-de-siècle Franceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMusicen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMusicen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Musicen_US
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