1st Edition

Songs by Henri Reber (1807-1880), Six Romances Populaires (1849), Six Melodies de Victor Hugo (1855), and Five Other Songs by Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)

Edited By David Tunley Copyright 1995

    First Published in 1995. This series comprises nearly 300 romances and melodies, most of which were composed during the 40 years that saw a blossoming of the romantic spirit in all the arts in France. This volume looks at Romantic French song of the 1830s to the 1870s and includes the works of Reber, Hugo and Lalo.

    Preface; General Introduction; Gilbert Duprez on Pronouncing French when Singing; The Composers and Their Songs; The Poets; The Songs and their Editions; Song Texts and Translations; Henri Reber;

    Biography

    David Tunley University of Western Australia