The Seven-String Guitar in Russia: Its Origins, Repertoire, and Performance Practice, 1800-1850

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Timofeyev, Oleg

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guitar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (475 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Summary:

This definitive work on the history of the seven-string guitar in Russia, its cosmopolitan origins, its vast and diverse repertoire, and its unique sound and performance practice is a goldmine of information on the instruments players and composers - Andrei Sychra, Semion Aksionov, Mikhail Vysotsky, and many others - who brought the art of playing to unprecedented heights. It details various connections between this musical tradition and the countrys peculiar cultural and political context, including the contribution of women composers in the 18th century, the cultural implications of the Third Partition of Poland (1795), and the role of the Russian Roma in the formation of the seven-string guitar style.

ISBN:

1-5275-9286-3