Vanishing Voices
By Steven Duff
()
About this ebook
Vanishing Voices is neither a work of fiction nor a factual account of events in the French artistic world between 1900 and 1960, but instead falls somewhere in between. The ‘star’ of this story is the prodigiously talented but short-lived French composer Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), who left a small but significant legacy that leaves one to wonder what might have been had she lived even a few more years.
Naturally, a story of Lili must include her sister Nadia, arguably the most famous music teacher of all time, as well as the likes of composers and musicians of the era – Debussy, Schmitt, Fauré, Ravel, etc.
One of the few fictional characters in the tale is the pianist Claude-François Beaudoin, but even he is based in fact. His life and career are modeled on that of Paul Wittgenstein, who had lost his right arm in the First World War but carried onward as a left-handed pianist. Claude-François serves as the narrator of our tale and, in one of the few departures into pure fiction, the two fall in love, but cannot go far, as Lili’s health is too precarious.
Steven Duff
Steven Duff is a graduate of Hobart College, New York. After retiring from a 32-year career as a high school music teacher, Steven Duff has continued to share his love for both music and education through volunteering for numerous projects and events in Parry Sound, Ontario. He enjoys watercolor painting, with ships and trains as his favorite subjects. On fine days with fair winds Steven Duff sails on Georgian Bay. Preferably in a wooden boat. He has two daughters, Christine and Roberta and two grandchildren, Olivia and Curtis.
Related to Vanishing Voices
Related ebooks
The Phantom of the Opera: “All I wanted was to be loved for myself" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCharles Gounod: Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSecret Lives of Great Composers: What Your Teachers Never Told You about the World's Musical Masters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5George Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Keys of Destiny Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA bientot, Mate! (See You Soon, Mate!): Book Two in the Dougay Roberre Series Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Notorious Dr. August: His Real Life And Crimes, A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsElectric Don Quixote: The Definitive Story Of Frank Zappa Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Master of Illusion Book One Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Phantom of the Opera Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Recollections Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Jazz Club in Paris: MRS DUCHESNEY MYSTERIES Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTemporary Kings: Book 11 of A Dance to the Music of Time Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChinese Piano or Dueling over a Recital a novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe New Yorker Theater and Other Scenes from a Life at the Movies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsObie's Opus Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPaalen: Life and Work Vol. 2, Under The Vulcano: The DYN Project and Exile in Mexico 1939-1959 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnder the Ivy: The Life & Music of Kate Bush Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Fugue Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNotre Coeur by Guy de Maupassant - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFromont and Risler — Complete Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Fear for This Boy: Some Chapters of Accidents Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsParis Made Me… Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe League of the Scarlet Pimpernel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Vienna in Violet: A Musical Mystery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Royal Prisoner Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsParis Nights (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): And Other Impressions of Places and People Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Puppet Show Of Memory Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAll Done by Kindness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Montmartre: Paris's Village of Art and Sin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Historical Fiction For You
The Count of Monte Cristo Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Yellow Wife: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This Tender Land: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Light Between Oceans: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Have Always Lived in the Castle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rebecca Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5East of Eden Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sold on a Monday: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Other Einstein: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Kitchen House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Second Life of Mirielle West: A Haunting Historical Novel Perfect for Book Clubs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hang the Moon: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Red Tent - 20th Anniversary Edition: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Carnegie's Maid: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girls in the Stilt House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Clockmaker's Daughter: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rules of Magic: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Canterbury Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House of Eve Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Island of Sea Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tinkers: 10th Anniversary Edition Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Sisters Brothers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Euphoria Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book Woman's Daughter: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Vanishing Voices
0 ratings0 reviews