Marc Pincherle
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Marc Pincherle was born in Constantine
on June 13, 1888 and died in Paris
on June 20, 1974. A French musicologist, music critic and violinist, he was the pupil of Louis Laloy, André Pirro
and Romain Rolland
, among others.
From 1913 on, when the life and works of Antonio Vivaldi
became the subject of his doctoral thesis, he was instrumental in the rediscovery of a number of baroque composers. His biography of Vivaldi
, published after World War II
, was the basis for all further research regarding the composer and is still considered an influential and significant work to this day.
Pincherle was one of the founding members of the Académie Charles-Cros
.
Constantine, Algeria
Constantine is the capital of Constantine Province in north-eastern Algeria. It was the capital of the same-named French département until 1962. Slightly inland, it is about 80 kilometres from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of Rhumel river...
on June 13, 1888 and died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on June 20, 1974. A French musicologist, music critic and violinist, he was the pupil of Louis Laloy, André Pirro
André Pirro
André Pirro was a French musicologist and an organist.Born in Saint-Dizier, Pirro learned to play the organ from his father Jean Pirro. In Paris where he became and organist and a choirmaster for the Collège Stanislas de Paris. He studied with César Franck and taught music history at the Schola...
and Romain Rolland
Romain Rolland
Romain Rolland was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.-Biography:...
, among others.
From 1913 on, when the life and works of Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi , nicknamed because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe...
became the subject of his doctoral thesis, he was instrumental in the rediscovery of a number of baroque composers. His biography of Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi , nicknamed because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe...
, published after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, was the basis for all further research regarding the composer and is still considered an influential and significant work to this day.
Pincherle was one of the founding members of the Académie Charles-Cros
L'Académie Charles Cros
The Académie Charles-Cros, is an organization in France that acts as an intermediary between government cultural policy makers and professionals in music and the recording industry....
.
Works
- Vivaldi : Génie du baroque (1948; English translation by Christopher Hatch, 1957)
- Jean-Marie Leclair l’aîné (La Colombe, Paris, 1952)
- Corelli et son temps (Éditions Le Bon Plaisir, Paris, 1954)
- Le Monde des virtuoses (Flammarion, 1961)
- Le Violon (Presses universitaires, 1966)
- Tartiniana (CEDAM, Padua, 1972)