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Composers' libraries, as collections of texts, have undergone few investigations, hence leading to a lack of recognition of their intellectual and hermeneutic values in musicology. However, since the 19th century, because of the development of musicology and the appropriation of musical criticism by musicians, the composer is no longer just a craftsman but a thinker of his art: he becomes an intellectual. An examination of the library of Vincent d'Indy (1851–1931) and his writings altogether, makes it possible to clarify an intellectual dynamic peculiar to this composer, and more precisely to reveal the primordial epic dimension of the library, which is thus at the origin of a cross-referenced reflection on the literary epic and what d'Indy calls “the musical epic”.
Keywords: bibliothèque, Vincent d'Indy, lecture, épopée musicale, library, Vincent d'Indy, reading, musical epic poem
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The 75th anniversary of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra provides the opportunity to introduce, or rediscover Désiré Defauw, the first conductor to hold a permanent position with the Société des Concerts Symphoniques de Montréal, the MSO's immediate predecessor. The twelve years (from 1941 to 1953) that the Belgian-born Defauw held the position of conductor of the Société des Concerts were crucial to the rise and professional development of that organisation, due in large part to his musical proficiency, prestige, and experience conducting some of the great European symphony orchestras. Defauw's care in choosing and varying concert programmes and his broadening of the orchestral repertoire to give pride of place to Canadian music were the building blocks of the orchestra. His professional connections with internationally renowned composers, soloists, and conductors were a key factor in promoting and disseminating the orchestra's work, which led in turn to the high level of performance and enviable reputation the MSO enjoys today.
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