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Forecasted description of the project 07/2002

Project: Documentary Funds about Naumann

Laureates: Patrick Rondeau & Benoît Dumas

The German composer Johan-Gottlieb Naumann came twice to Sweden, the second time being, in 1782, the invitation of Gustave III to come and contribute to the development of the national opera by the writing of Gustaf Wasa. This composer is a major figure in the music history of Sweden and of its relation with Europe in terms of intellectual exchanges. He already gave his name to a grant of the Académie Desprez, a reference to the fact that, when he came back in 1782, he brought twelve sonatas for Glassharmonica.

The project led in the GUSTAVE III Programme for the year 2002 is to gather documentation about Naumann The process for constituting this documentation is a step-by-step (theme-by-theme) development which is supplied by personal contributions and donations of the members of the Académie. Direct purchases by the organisation might be considered but are likely to remain exceptional, due to restricted financial means ; they will happen in two circumstances : allowance of a grant to a member who is willing to work on a specific topic, or exceptional purchase of funds as occasion arises. The documentation centre of the Académie Desprez in Paris will be first open to the members of the Académie Desprez.

Patrick Rondeau and Benoît Dumas, who work in the sound industry, will be looking for recordings of his music.

The interest of working on a (relatively) delimitated field in terms of subject is the possibility to establish a method for registering documents and organising their classification. The referencing of the documents about Naumann will be an opportunity to test a computerized system, which is to be generalised for further research. The database should be accessible from the Internet, in a section of the website of the Académie Desprez.

 

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