The Encyclopedia of French Art Song: Faure, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc

by Frank Daykin

The Encyclopedia of French Art Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc is ideal for student and professional singers, pianists, voice teachers, and anyone interested in French art song and culture. This multi-disciplinary work is a unique single source, fusing encyclopedic entries on songs, poems, poets, historical and cultural figures and movements with a dictionary of pertinent nouns and adjectives. It provides both facts and context in an authoritative yet engaging style. The book is cross-referenced for greater ease in finding information relevant to each song discussed.

739 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2013

About the author

FRANK DAYKIN, PIANIST, is equally known as soloist, collaborative pianist, teacher, writer, and musicologist. His “The Encyclopedia of French Art Song: Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc” was published (Pendragon Press, May 2013), and has been acquired by over 235 institutions of musical higher learning thus far. In it, he shares the wealth of his forty-plus years as a vocal coach and recital partner. Daykin was fortunate to have lived in the time of Bernac, Souzay, and Ameling, often accompanying their master classes in the US and abroad. For some years, he was the assistant of Thomas Grubb, the renowned French song expert, in all his classes at the Manhattan School of Music, working with over 60 singers weekly. Daykin writes a bi-weekly arts blog; and he is a classical reviewer for the New York Concert Review. Daykin has also had four volumes of poetry published, numerous selections having been set to music by contemporary composers. “I Have My Doubts” (2016, CreateSpace), “Questions Remain: New Poems 2012/2013” (2014, CreateSpace), “Words Without Songs” (1992, Silver Hill Press), and “Islands” (1991, Silver Hill Press).