The Cambridge Companion to French Art Song

Name: The Cambridge Companion to French Art Song
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ISBN: 9781316514474

Stephen Rumph (University of Washington)

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Cambridge University Press
19 February 2026

Music; 20th century & contemporary classical music; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; History: specific events & topics

Series: Cambridge Companions to Music

The twenty-first century has witnessed a surge of scholarly interest in the French art song, or mélodie, with a flood of new books, articles, and editions. This Companion draws on the best of this new research, with chapters by world-renowned scholars and performers examining French art song through the practicality of performance, both pianistic and vocal. The book surveys the repertory chronologically from the 1820s into the 1950s, covering all the central composers (Berlioz, Gounod, Fauré, Debussy, Duparc, Chausson, Ravel, Poulenc, Messiaen, and many more). It includes chapters on the role of women in the creation, performance, and diffusion of French song; the analysis of French prosody and poetic forms; the position of the mélodie in French literary history; and the interpretation of mélodie in performance. Scholars, students, performers, and music lovers will find thorough and up-to-date resources to enable them to explore this crucial yet understudied song repertory.

Edited by: Stephen Rumph (University of Washington)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 825g
ISBN: 9781316514474
ISBN 10: 1316514471
Series: Cambridge Companions to Music
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 19 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen Rumph is Professor of Music History at the University of Washington. His publications include Mozart and Enlightenment Semiotics (2011), The Fauré Song Cycles: Poetry and Music, 1861-1921 (2020), and the co-edited Cambridge Fauré Studies (2021).