Zoltán Kodály's world of music / Anna Dalos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dalos, Anna, 1973- author.

Series:

California studies in 20th-century music.

California studies in 20th-century music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967--Criticism and interpretation.

Kodály, Zoltán.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 283 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Hungarian composer and musician Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) is best known for his pedagogical system, the Kodály method, which has been influential in the development of music education around the world. For the first time, author Anna Dalos considers Kodály's career beyond the classroom and provides a comprehensive assessment of his works as a composer. In addition to the inspiration of Hungarian folk music, which is commonly ascribed to Kodály's composition, this volume presents his most important musical experiences, including the impact of Brahms, Wagner, Debussy, Palestrina, and Bach. Dalos highlights other decisive, extramusical impulses, such as World War I's bitter experience, Kodály's reception of classical antiquity, and even Kodály's interpretation of the male and female roles in his music. Dalos's impressive knowledge of the twentieth-century composer provides a timely and much-needed English-language treatment of Kodály"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Zoltán Kodály's path

Kodály, the Brahmin : the beginning of the composer's carrier

A shift of paradigm : the reinterpretation of the folk-song concept

Finding the voice of his "deepest inner self" : the case of String Quarter no. 1

Commentaries on Debussy : Kodály's turn toward Western modernity

Nausicaa, Sappho and other women in love : women and modernism in Kodály's songs

"From these times of war" : the case of String Quartet no. 2

Reflections of a non-political man : Kodály after the Trianon treaty (1920)

An encounter with a young man : the Peacock Variations

Palestrina in Budapest : Kodály's views on church music

Why Jeppesen? : Kodály's readings on counterpoint

Hungarian counterpoint : contrapuntal tecnique in Kodály's works

The art of fugue : about Kodály's concerto

A symphonic self-portrait : the last years

Epilogue

Chronology of Zoltán Kodály's path.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780520971608

0520971604

OCLC:

1131869313