Such freedom, if only musical : unofficial Soviet music during the Thaw / Peter J. Schmelz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmelz, Peter John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Political aspects--Soviet Union.

Music.

Music--Soviet Union--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Note on transliteration 1. Introduction 2. The Dam Bursts: The First and Second Conservatories 3. Andrey Volkonsky and the Beginnings of ""Unofficial"" Music 4. From ""Young"" to ""Unofficial"": Denisov's Sun of the Incas 5. ""Unofficial"" Venues, Performers, and Audiences 6. From Abstraction to Mimesis, from Control to Freedom: Part, Schnittke, Silvestrov, Gubaidulina 7. Denisov's Laments, Volkonsky's Rejoinder 8. Conclusion: The Farewell Symphony Epilogue: Reflections on Memory and Nostalgia Appendices Bibliography Index

Contents:

CONTENTS; NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Introduction; 2 The Dam Bursts: The First and Second Conservatories; 3 Andrey Volkonsky and the Beginnings of Unofficial Music; 4 From Young to Unofficial: Denisov's Sun of the Incas; 5 Unofficial Venues, Performers, and Audiences; 6 From Abstraction to Mimesis, from Control to Freedom: Pärt, Schnittke, Silvestrov, and Gubaidulina; 7 Denisov's Laments, Volkonsky's Rejoinder; 8 Conclusion: The Farewell Symphony; EPILOGUE: REFLECTIONS ON MEMORY AND NOSTALGIA; APPENDIX A: BIRTHDATES FOR PRINCIPAL INTERVIEWEES

APPENDIX B: TRANSCRIPT OF GLENN GOULD'S COMMENTS AT HIS MOSCOW LECTURE-RECITALAPPENDIX C: PRONUNCIATION GUIDE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-374) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-045099-1

9786611975586

0-19-971194-1

1-281-97558-3

OCLC:

430984933