The Chevalier de Saint-Georges: An Exponent of the Parisian Symphonie Concertant Page: 3

                                
Braun, Melanie, The Chevalier de Saint-Georges:
An Exponent of the Parisian Symphonie Concertante. Master
of Music (Musicology), August, 1982, 125 pages, 3 figures,
1 table, bibliography, 2 scores.
The symphonie concertante, a product of the late
eighteenth-century Parisian concert societies, provided a
vehicle for display of the virtuoso style sought by contem-
porary audiences. The works of the Chevalier Joseph Boulogne
de Saint-Georges, one of its chief exponents, served as
strong influences on the development of the form and its
diffusion throughout Europe. The symphonies concertantes
of Opus VI, No. 1 and Opus X, No. 2 (according to thematic
numbering of Barry S. Brook) date from ca. 1775 and 1779
respectively. A complete set of parts for each is to be
found in the private collection of M. Andre Meyer in Paris
(Opus VI) and in the Universitetsbiblioteket at Lund (Opus X).
The thesis contains background material on contem-
porary Parisian musical society and the life of Saint-
Georges, and a modern scoring of the above symphonies
concertantes with analysis and conclusions.

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