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unknown_binding. Zustand: Good. First Edition. First Edition. Bizet (Master Musicians: New Series) is an authoritative and engaging biography of the French composer Georges Bizet, whose genius produced some of the most enduring works in the operatic repertoire, including *Carmen*. Tracing Bizet's life from his early musical training in Paris to his tragically early death at the age of thirty-six, the book explores his creative development, major compositions and the initial reception and lasting success of his music. Illustrated with portraits and other contemporary images, it combines scholarly insight with an accessible narrative, making it an excellent introduction to one of the nineteenth century's greatest composers. An excellent addition for readers and collectors of musical biography, opera, classical music, French cultural history and the Master Musicians series. First Edition.…

Size: 8vo. xii, 694pp. + plates. Publisher's cloth (worn, front hinge broken). Music examples. Author's copy with notes, and many documents and notes loosely inserted.