{"product_id":"monarch-of-the-flute-the-life-of-georges-barrere","title":"Monarch of the Flute: The Life of Georges Barrere","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on extensive archival research and oral histories in both France and the United States, this is the first biograry of Barrere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorges Barrere (1876-1944) holds a preeminent place in the history of American flute playing. Best known for two of the landmark works that were written for him--the Poem of Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Density 21.5 by Edgard Varese--he was the most prominent early exemplar of the Paris Conservatoire tradition in the United States and set a new standard for American woodwind performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarrere's story is a musical tale of two cities, and this book uses his life as a window onto musical life in Belle Epoque Paris and twentieth-century New York. Recurrent themes are the interactions of composers and performers; the promotion of new music; the management, personnel, and repertoire of symphony orchestras; the economic and social status of the orchestral and solo musician, including the increasing power of musicians' unions; the role of patronage, particularly women patrons; and the growth of chamber music as a professional performance medium. Hardcover or softcover, 437 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":46964310638886,"sku":"9780195170160","price":86.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46964310671654,"sku":"9780199942459","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/products\/p-64.jpg?v=1697440300","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/monarch-of-the-flute-the-life-of-georges-barrere","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}