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Jean Cocteau: All For Music: followed by Jean Cocteau impresario
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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 13 2025
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: French
Jean Cocteau, All for Music delves into the rich and often overlooked relationship between Jean Cocteau and the world of music. Known primarily as a poet, playwright, filmmaker, and visual artist, Cocteau was also a passionate advocate for musical innovation in the 20th century.
This book traces his collaborations with key composers of the era-Erik Satie, Igor Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, Darius Milhaud-and his central role in the emergence of the avant-garde musical collective known as Les Six. Through his writings, theatrical works, and film projects, Cocteau constantly sought to blend music with poetry and visual expression, envisioning a total art form.
Jean Cocteau, All for Music is both a critical exploration and a celebration of an artist who lived and created with a deep sense of rhythm, harmony, and disruption-a man for whom music was not a background, but a central force of life and creation.
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