Pierre Jean Jouve et la Musique « La musique fut la passion de ma vie » ; 1942-1953, les critiques musicales

Pierre Jean Jouve's link to the arts was initially focused on music. In En Miroir, Journal sans date, he explains that his passion for music preceded his interest in poetry : "Music was the passion of my life" ; the poet proved to be a well-informed music critic and was fascinated by the works of Mozart, Mahler and Berg.