Malherbe was born in Bucharest.[1] In Paris he wrote for Le Temps,[3] the magazine Excelsior,[4] and later for La Revue des vivants, ("organe de la génération de la guerre"), of which he was co-director with Henry de Jouvenel.[5]
Malherbe fought in the First World War. In 1919 he was a co-founder and first president of the Association des écrivains combattants [fr].[n 2] In 1953 the association established the Henry Malherbe Prize for essays in his honour.[2] In 1917 Malherbe won the Prix Goncourt for the novel La flamme au poing,[2] (literally, "The Flame in the Fist", published in English translation in 1918 as The Flame that is France).[7] In 1918 the reviewer in the magazine North American Review wrote:
In The Flame That Is France we have to do with the work of a poet. That M. Malherbe writes in prose does not, of course, alter this fact. His musings over deep things, his fragmentary, intense picturings of action or character, have the meaning of poetry and are expressed in its language. … for his accounts of agony, grief, death, the grappling of the mind with horror – he finds words of bare simplicity. But always in the intensity, the impassioned calmness, of his realizations he is a poet.[8]
Music
Malherbe took a particular interest in musical matters. His interview with Claude Debussy in 1911 is quoted extensively by the composer's biographer Léon Vallas;[9] his criticisms of the Conservatoire de Paris for what he saw as its reactionary agenda and declining standards were reported in Britain and the US, in The Times and by Richard Aldrich, music critic of The New York Times.[10] As a critic, Malherbe was less inclined than some of his colleagues to take new works at face value: he spotted, as many other critics did not, what he called "the heated eroticism" that lay below the seemingly "innocent neoclassical surface" of Francis Poulenc's 1924 ballet Les biches.[11]
In his book about Bizet's Carmen, published in 1951, Malherbe offered what the journal Hommes et mondes called an analysis "of rare lucidity" of the origins, libretto and score of the opera, and presented hitherto unpublished information about the circumstances of the composer's early death; in this Malherbe raised the possibility that unhappy in love and in despair at "the conspiracy of critics who had condemned Carmen", Bizet may not have died of illness but had killed himself.[12]
Malherbe's other books on music attracted some adverse comment from his contemporaries for his propensity to speculate about his subjects. His biography of Schubert (1949) was criticised in Music & Letters for "sketches circumstantially describing scenes for which we have not a shred of evidence. … M. Malherbe allows himself again and again to be carried away by his enthusiasm into writing bookstall fiction."[13] His 1938 Richard Wagner révolutionnaire also suffered from some "rather fictitious" biography, according to the Revue De Musicologie.[14]
^La Revue des vivants 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, February 1927, page 1
^"Bienvenue sur le site de l'A.E.C." 2018-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Association des Écrivains Combattants, retrieved 19 June 2018 (in French)
^"The Flame that is France" 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, WorldCat, retrieved 19 June 2018
^"The Flame that is France by Henry Malherbe" 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, North American Review, vol. 208, no. 755, 1918, pp. 618–620 (subscription required)
^Malherbe, Henry. Chronique musicale – "Les spectatrices écoutent l'ouvrage, dont la forme néo-classique enveloppe finement le vif érotisme", quoted in Christopher Moore. "Camp in Francis Poulenc's Early Ballets" 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, The Musical Quarterly, Vol. 95, No. 2/3 (Summer-Fall 2012), p. 319 (subscription required)
^"B. S." "Carmen by Henry Malherbe" 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, Hommes et mondes, July 1951, p. 311 (in French) (subscription required)
^"E. B." "Franz Schubert: son amour, ses amitiés by Henry Malherbe" 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, Music & Letters, vol. 30, no. 4, 1949, p. 390 (subscription required)
^"J.-G. P." "Wagner révolutionnaire by Henry Malherbe", Revue De Musicologie, vol. 21, no. 1, 1942, pp. 12–13 (in French) (subscription required)
Sources
Blake, Jody (1999). Le tumulte noir: modernist art and popular entertainment in Jazz-Age Paris, 1900-1930. Penn State Press. ISBN978-0-271-01753-2.
Vallas, Léon (1933). Claude Debussy: His Life and Works. Maire and Grace O'Brien (translators). Oxford: Oxford University Press. OCLC 458329645.
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Henri Emile Hermand Malherbe also known as Henry Malherbe or Henry Croisilles 4 February 1886 1 n 1 17 March 1958 was a French writer 2 A portrait of Henri Emile Hermand Malherbe Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 Music 1 2 Later years 2 Works 2 1 English Translations 3 Notes references and sources 3 1 Notes 3 2 References 3 3 SourcesLife and career EditMalherbe was born in Bucharest 1 In Paris he wrote for Le Temps 3 the magazine Excelsior 4 and later for La Revue des vivants organe de la generation de la guerre of which he was co director with Henry de Jouvenel 5 Malherbe fought in the First World War In 1919 he was a co founder and first president of the Association des ecrivains combattants fr n 2 In 1953 the association established the Henry Malherbe Prize for essays in his honour 2 In 1917 Malherbe won the Prix Goncourt for the novel La flamme au poing 2 literally The Flame in the Fist published in English translation in 1918 as The Flame that is France 7 In 1918 the reviewer in the magazine North American Review wrote In The Flame That Is France we have to do with the work of a poet That M Malherbe writes in prose does not of course alter this fact His musings over deep things his fragmentary intense picturings of action or character have the meaning of poetry and are expressed in its language for his accounts of agony grief death the grappling of the mind with horror he finds words of bare simplicity But always in the intensity the impassioned calmness of his realizations he is a poet 8 Music Edit Malherbe took a particular interest in musical matters His interview with Claude Debussy in 1911 is quoted extensively by the composer s biographer Leon Vallas 9 his criticisms of the Conservatoire de Paris for what he saw as its reactionary agenda and declining standards were reported in Britain and the US in The Times and by Richard Aldrich music critic of The New York Times 10 As a critic Malherbe was less inclined than some of his colleagues to take new works at face value he spotted as many other critics did not what he called the heated eroticism that lay below the seemingly innocent neoclassical surface of Francis Poulenc s 1924 ballet Les biches 11 In his book about Bizet s Carmen published in 1951 Malherbe offered what the journal Hommes et mondes called an analysis of rare lucidity of the origins libretto and score of the opera and presented hitherto unpublished information about the circumstances of the composer s early death in this Malherbe raised the possibility that unhappy in love and in despair at the conspiracy of critics who had condemned Carmen Bizet may not have died of illness but had killed himself 12 Malherbe s other books on music attracted some adverse comment from his contemporaries for his propensity to speculate about his subjects His biography of Schubert 1949 was criticised in Music amp Letters for sketches circumstantially describing scenes for which we have not a shred of evidence M Malherbe allows himself again and again to be carried away by his enthusiasm into writing bookstall fiction 13 His 1938 Richard Wagner revolutionnaire also suffered from some rather fictitious biography according to the Revue De Musicologie 14 Later years Edit Malherbes was appointed a Commandeur de la Legion d Honneur in April 1953 2 He died in Paris in 1958 at the age of 72 1 Works EditPaul Hervieu E Sansot amp cie 1912 La Flamme au poing A Michel 1917 Henry Malherbe Le Jugement dernier Editions de la Sirene 1920 La Rocque un chef des actes des idees suivi de documents sur les doctrines de la renovation nationale Librairie Plon 1934 La passion de la Malibran A Michel 1937 Richard Wagner revolutionnaire A Michel 1938 Aux Etats Unis printemps du monde A Michel 1945 Franz Schubert son amour ses amities A Michel 1949 Carmen Michel 1951English Translations Edit The flame that is France Translator Van Wyck Brooks New York Century 1918 Henry Malherbe a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link Notes references and sources EditNotes Edit Some sources give 1887 as his year of birth The association s website states that it consists of eminent men of letters who have carried arms for France Its presidents after Malherbe include Roland Dorgeles Claude Farrere Maurice Genevoix and Erwan Bergot In addition to Sir Winston Churchill as an honorary member writers honoured by the association include Raymond Leopold Bruckberger Jean Bernard Paul Guth Maurice Schumann and Pierre Messmer 6 References Edit a b c Henry Malherbe 1886 1958 Archived 2015 07 25 at the Wayback Machine Bibliotheque nationale de France retrieved 19 June 2018 a b c d Les prix litteraires Archived 2018 04 06 at the Wayback Machine Association des Ecrivains Combattants retrieved 19 June 2018 in French Blake p 82 Vallas p 224 La Revue des vivants Archived 2018 06 19 at the Wayback Machine February 1927 page 1 Bienvenue sur le site de l A E C Archived 2018 03 29 at the Wayback Machine Association des Ecrivains Combattants retrieved 19 June 2018 in French The Flame that is France Archived 2018 06 19 at the Wayback Machine WorldCat retrieved 19 June 2018 The Flame that is France by Henry Malherbe Archived 2018 06 19 at the Wayback Machine North American Review vol 208 no 755 1918 pp 618 620 subscription required Vallas pp 224 226 Young Musicians The Times 4 August 1928 p 10 Malherbe Henry Chronique musicale Les spectatrices ecoutent l ouvrage dont la forme neo classique enveloppe finement le vif erotisme quoted in Christopher Moore Camp in Francis Poulenc s Early Ballets Archived 2018 06 19 at the Wayback Machine The Musical Quarterly Vol 95 No 2 3 Summer Fall 2012 p 319 subscription required B S Carmen by Henry Malherbe Archived 2018 06 19 at the Wayback Machine Hommes et mondes July 1951 p 311 in French subscription required E B Franz Schubert son amour ses amities by Henry Malherbe Archived 2018 06 19 at the Wayback Machine Music amp Letters vol 30 no 4 1949 p 390 subscription required J G P Wagner revolutionnaire by Henry Malherbe Revue De Musicologie vol 21 no 1 1942 pp 12 13 in French subscription required Sources Edit Blake Jody 1999 Le tumulte noir modernist art and popular entertainment in Jazz Age Paris 1900 1930 Penn State Press ISBN 978 0 271 01753 2 Vallas Leon 1933 Claude Debussy His Life and Works Maire and Grace O Brien translators Oxford Oxford University Press OCLC 458329645 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Malherbe amp oldid 1123056684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
