Dmitry Shostakovich and music for Stalinist cinema (1936-1953) / Joan Titus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Titus, Joan, 1975- author.

Series:

Oxford music/media series.

Oxford scholarship online.

The Oxford music/media series

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Motion picture music.

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich.

Motion picture music--Soviet Union--History and criticism.

Motion picture music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

In her first volume, Joan Titus explored the early years of Dmitry Shostakovich's career as the first Russian musician to emerge as a composer for the Soviet cinema. In this second volume, 'Dmitry Shostakovich and Music for Stalinist Cinema (1936-1953)', Titus explores Shostakovich's continued development as a preeminent Soviet film composer and his navigation of the Soviet film industry amidst the cultural politics of late Stalinism.

Contents:

Introduction: Finding a musical way through Stalinist cinema

Between the revolution and the Soviet

Facets of the Soviet

Youth, gender, and the Soviet hero(ine)

Heroes and Cold War relations

Heroes and Stalin cult films

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliography and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 4, 2024).

ISBN:

9780197611357

0197611354

9780197611333

0197611338

OCLC:

1465411279