Federico Garcia Lorca (1889-1936) is widely regarded as the greatest Spanish poet of the twentieth century; Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) is Spain's most performed composer of the same period. The two were very different - Lorca was gay, liberal, and a member of the avant garde, while Falla was a devout Catholic - yet they had a profound mutual influence. The two developed an intimate friendship, which ended when Lorca was shot by Nationalist forces at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. Lorca in Tune with Falla is the first book to trace Lorca's impact on Falla's music, and Falla's influence on Lorca's writings. Nelson R. Orringer explores the music underlying Poem of Deep Song, Gypsy Ballads, and Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias, bringing out the analogous sounds and ideas that emerge in the active, ongoing connection between the artworks of both creators. The book emphasizes how this harmony increases kwledge and appreciation of both artists.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
ISBN-10
1442647299
ISBN-13
9781442647299
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189201649
Product Key Features
Author
Nelson R. Orringer
Format
Hardback, With Dust Jacket
Language
English
Subject
Literary Criticism
Type
Textbook
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Toronto
Series Title
Toronto Iberic
Content Note
20
Author Biography
Nelson R. Orringer is an emeritus professor of Spanish at the University of Connecticut and a past winner of two Fulbright research grants and the Menendez Pelayo Royal Society Humanistic Prize.