Musicologist Suddhaseel Sen talks about the artistry of Florent Schmitt and the importance of his “orientalist” compositions.

August 15, 2017 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Albert Roussel, Balzan Research Project, Bibliotheque Nationale, Chabrier, Dutilleux, Edward Said, ESRA Congress, European Shakespeare Research Association, Florent Schmitt, French Composers, Herodiade, Honegger, La Sulamite, Lionel Salter, Mediatheque Musicale Mahler, Messiaen, Naresh Sohal, Orientalism, Padmavati, Rabindranath Tagore, Reinhard Strohm, Schmitt, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Suddhaseel Sen, Villa-Lobos | 3 Comments

Musicologist, author and teacher Suddhaseel Sen comes to his appreciation of Western classical music from an interesting angle. A native of the Indian subcontinent, Dr. Sen made his first musical discoveries there, long before coming to the West for a range of music-related studies and research. Today, Dr. Sen is back in India as Assistant Professor of Humanities […]

Florent Schmitt and the Organ

October 1, 2014 · by Phillip Nones | in Choral Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Organ Music | tagged Alexandre Guilmant, Alphonse Leduc, Andrew Parnell, Bernhard Leonardy, Bibliotheque Nationale, BNF, Casavant, Cavaille-Coll, Charles-Marie Widor, Chorale Elisabeth Brasseur, Damin Spritzer, Durand, Florent Schmitt, French National Broadcasting System, Gabriel Faure, Gary Sieling, Gaston Litaize, Guillaume le Dreau, Jan Kraybill, Jean Martinon, Jobert, John Poole, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Louis Vierne, Marche Nuptiale, Maurice Durufle, Organ Music, Priere, Psalm 47, Psaume XLVII, Schmitt, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Simon Joly, Sofi Jeannin, solo organ | Leave a comment

One of Florent Schmitt’s most famous and popular compositions is his monumental choral work Psaume XLVII, Opus 38. Composed in 1904, it is one of the most striking choral works of the 20th Century — or of any era in classical music. Music lovers who are familiar with this work know how important the organ part […]

Musicologist Dr. Jerry Rife talks about his introduction to Florent Schmitt’s music.

October 13, 2012 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Uncategorized | tagged Bibliotheque Nationale, Classical Music, Florent Schmitt, Grove Dictionary, Jerry Rife, Music, Musicology, Phillip Nones, Psalm 47, Psalm XLVII, Rider University, Salome | Leave a comment

Dr. Jerry E. Rife, a musicologist and professor of music at Rider University, has been a specialist on the music of Florent Schmitt for over 30 years. He has published several articles on the composer, and has just completed a detailed entry on Schmitt for the upcoming edition of the New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians. The early […]