Shostakovich's preludes and fugues : contexts, style, performance / Mark Mazullo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mazullo, Mark, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Preli︠u︡dii i fugi--piano--op. 87.

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (xviii, 286 p.) ) ill., music.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first book-length study of Shostakovich's Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues for piano, Opus 87. Mark Mazullo explains the cultural context in which Shostakovich composed, relates the cycle to piano works (by Bach, Hindemith, and others), and offers individual commentaries on each of the Preludes and Fugues.

Contents:

pt. 1. Contexts

pt. 2. The preludes and fugues

pt. 3. The living work of art.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-270), discography(p. 271-272), and index.

ISBN:

0-300-14944-1

OCLC:

1024039981