Experiencing Stravinsky : a listener's companion / Robin Maconie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maconie, Robin.

Series:

Listener's companion

The listener's companion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971--Criticism and interpretation.

Stravinsky, Igor.

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xxx, 243 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2013.

Summary:

Hear the name Igor Stravinsky, and the first thing that comes to mind is a composer of ponderous, "serious" music. But did you know that Stravinsky lived much of his life in Hollywood, which influenced his work? That he collaborated on musical projects with Pablo-Picasso and George Balanchine? That his work subtly espoused deeply held political views and reflected key literary influences? That he was not only interested in the modern communication technologies of his time-sound recording, radio, television, even early computers-but also wrote music that echoed their impact? In Experiencing Stravinsky, music historian Robin Maconie takes a fresh approach to understanding this great composer's works, explaining what makes Stravinsky's sound so unique and what we, as listeners, need, to know in order to appreciate the variety and brilliance of his compositions. Experiencing Stravinsky is more than just another work of music appreciation. In the author's deft hands, Stravinsky's long musical career is a guided tour through twentieth-century history, from Czarist Russia and two world wars to the height of the Hollywood era and the birth of the information age-and it is an operating manual to getting the most out of his music. Book jacket.

Contents:

Ghost in the machine

Sorcerer's apprentice

Ritual fire dance

Beyond tonality

In search of the long line

The art of nonexpression

Testament of Orpheus -_ The rake's progress

After the fall

Last rites.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780810884304

0810884305

9780810884311

0810884313

OCLC:

810773395