Maurice Maeterlinck

Count Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (August 29, 1862 - May 6, 1949) was a Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist.

Musical posterity

In the English-speaking world at least, his works are largely forgotten save for Pelléas et Mélisande, and then only because of, first, the opera by Claude Debussy, (L 88, Paris, 1902), and then at least three additional enduring musical works: the incidental music to the play composed by Jean Sibelius (opus 46, 1905), an orchestral suite by Gabriel Fauré (opus 80, 1898), and a symphonic poem by Arnold Schoenberg (opus 5, 1902/03).

Related Topics:
Opera - Claude Debussy - Jean Sibelius - Gabriel Fauré - Symphonic poem - Arnold Schoenberg

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