EPISODE · Aug 19, 2020 · 1 MIN
Les Heures Dolentes - Epigraphe - Dupont
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Dupont contracted tuberculosis during his military service in 1901, which lasted until his death 13 years later. Les Heures Dolentes (The Sorrowful Hours, 1903-1905), featuring a set of fourteen movements connected via reminiscence motifs, evokes his suffering during his solitary confinement and self-exile, juxtaposed with occasional bittersweet brief visits by his doctor, his acquaintances, and his mother.
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Dupont contracted tuberculosis during his military service in 1901, which lasted until his death 13 years later. Les Heures Dolentes (The Sorrowful Hours, 1903-1905), featuring a set of fourteen movements connected via reminiscence motifs, evokes his suffering during his solitary confinement and self-exile, juxtaposed with occasional bittersweet brief visits by his doctor, his acquaintances, and his mother.
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