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History of Russian Music
From Kamarinskaya to Babi Yar
Häftad, Engelska, 2006
399 kr
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Francis Maes's comprehensive and imaginative book introduces the general public to the scholarly debate that has revolutionized Russian music history over the past two decades. Based on the most recent critical literature, A History of Russian Music summarizes the new view of Russian music and provides a solid overview of the relationships between artistic movements and political ideas. The revision of Russian music history may count as one of the most significant achievements of recent musicology. The Western view used to be largely based on the ideas of Vladimir Stasov, a friend and confidant of leading nineteenth-century Russian composers who was more a propagandist than a historian. With the deconstruction of Stasov's interpretation, stereotyped views have been replaced by a fuller understanding of the conditions and the context in which composers such as Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Stravinsky created their oeuvres. Even the more recent history of Soviet music, in particular the achievement of Dmitry Shostakovich, is being assessed on new documentary grounds.A more complex conception of Russian music develops as Maes explores the cultural and historical milieu from which great works have emerged. Questioning and re-examining traditional views, the author considers the personal development of composers, the relationship of art to social and political ideals in Russia, and the ideologies behind musical research.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2006-02-20
- Mått152 x 229 x 30 mm
- Vikt771 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieUniversity of California Press
- Antal sidor441
- FörlagUniversity of California Press
- ISBN9780520248250
- ÖversättareArnold Pomerans, Erica Pomerans