Nordic art music : from the Middle Ages to the third millennium / Frederick Key Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Frederick Key, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Scandinavia--History and criticism.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The five countries that make up Northern Europe-Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland-have, over the course of the last several centuries, developed and unique and viable art music history that easily rivals that of their continental neighbors. Nordic Art Music: From the Middle Ages to the Third Millennium provides an informative and accessible overview of the fascinating historical and aesthetic developments of this music and its creators, from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, through the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras, to the beginning of this new century. Though some Nordic composers, including Edvard Grieg, Carl Nielsen, and Jean Sibelius, have found great acclaim in all parts of the world, author Frederick Key Smith lays the foundation for their work in his discussion of the many composers relatively unknown outside of Northern Europe. Smith ably discusses the composers, styles, and representative works of each era in language that makes for a highly readable musical history as well as a superior reference guide. The first English-language book of its type in nearly 40 years, Smith's study brings into focus this broad and exciting aspect of music history.

Contents:

Cover

NORDIC ART MUSIC

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Nordic Microcosm

NOTE

1 Early Art Music in Northern Europe

THE MIDDLE AGES

THE RENAISSANCE

THE BAROQUE ERA

NOTES

2 Nordic Music in the Classical Era

OPERA

INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL WORKS

ART SONGS

3 Nordic Romanticism

IN THE WAKE OF NAPOLEON

THE DANISH GOLDEN AGE CONTINUES

FINLAND IN THE ROMANTIC ERA

PIANIST AND POET: EDVARD GRIEG

4 Into the Modern Era

AMONG THE THREE MASTERS

ORCHESTRAL MASTERS: NIELSEN AND SIBELIUS

IN THE SHADOW OF SIBELIUS

THE LAST OF THE SCANDINAVIAN ROMANTICS

5 Northern Europe in the Modern Era

NATIONAL ROMANTICS AND ROMANTIC MODERNISTS

NEO-CLASSICISTS, SERIALISTS, AND THEIR CONTEMPORARIES

6 Old Complexities and New Simplicities

7 ContemporaryTrends and Nordic Composers

ACOUSTIC MASTERWORKS

ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC MUSIC IN NORTHERN EUROPE

Epilogue

Appendix I Glossary of Nordic Folk Music

Appendix II Selected Nordic Composers and Discography

ADDITIONAL RECORDINGS

Appendix III Addresses, Journals, and Record Companies and Distributors

NORDIC MUSIC INFORMATION CENTRES

JOURNALS

RECORD COMPANIES AND DISTRIBUTORS

Selected Bibliography

Index

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes discography (p. [157]-174), bibliographical references (p. [179]-183), and index.

ISBN:

9798400691959

9786610373758

9781280373756

128037375X

9780313012174

0313012172

OCLC:

614546247