The Great American Symphony – Music, the Depression, and War
Autor Nicholas Tawaen Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 mar 2009
In this volume, Nicholas Tawa concludes that they succeeded, at the very least, in producing music that belongs in the cultural memory of every American. Tawa introduces the symphonists and their major works from the romanticism of Barber and the "all-American" Roy Harris through the theatrics of Bernstein and Marc Blitzstein to the broad-shouldered appeal of Thompson and Copland. Tawa's musical descriptions are vivid and personal, and invite music lovers and trained musicians alike to turn again to the marvelous and lasting music of this time."
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780253353054
ISBN-10: 025335305X
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 164 x 241 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
ISBN-10: 025335305X
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 164 x 241 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
Cuprins
Preface1. PreliminariesAttitudes; The Times; Symphonism Ascendant; The Symphony's Public Role2. Symphonies of the Mid- to Late ThirtiesThe Romantic Symphony: Barber; The Spiritual Symphony: Hanson; The All-American Symphony: Harris; The Muscular Symphony: Schuman; The Civil Symphony: Carpenter; Afterthought: Thomson and Cowell3. Symphonies of the War YearsWartime Attitudes; The Commemorative Symphony: Antheil; The Aesthetic Symphony: Diamond; The Dramatic Symphony: Bernstein; The Masterly Symphony: Piston; The Ambivalent Symphony: Barber; The Theatrical Symphony: Blitzstein4. Symphonies of the Immediate Postwar YearsThe Conservatorial Symphony: Moore; The Dynamic Symphony: Mennin; The Plain-Spoken Symphony: Thompson; The August Symphony: Copland; The Self-Reliant Symphony: Creston; The Knotty Symphony: Sessions5. American Symphonies after 1950The Symphony in the Leanest Years; The Symphony after 1990Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
Recenzii
"Out of tragedy emerges great art. This is the message contained in the well-documented book by Nicholas Tawa. He reminds us of rich treasures, both known and yet to be rediscovered. The work will be a valuable resource for musicians, as well as lovers of perhaps the most creative time in American music." Leonard Slatkin, Music Director, Detroit Symphony Orchestra"At a time when the relationship between composer and audience seems to be at the crux of the health and even survival of the classical music world, Nicholas Tawa's The Great American Symphony offers critical and telling insights into an important epoch in American musical history." JoAnn Falletta, Music Director, Buffalo Philharmonic
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Descriere
Details the flourishing of the symphony in American cultural life