Mention twentieth-century Russian music, and the names of three
"giants"--Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, and Dmitrii
Shostakovich--immediately come to mind. Yet during the turbulent
decade following the Bolshevik Revolution, Stravinsky and Prokofiev
lived abroad and Shostakovich was just finishing his conservatory
training. While the fame of these great musicians is widely
recognized, little is known about the creative challenges and
political struggles that engrossed musicians in Soviet Russia
during the crucial years after 1917. Music for the Revolution
examines musicians' responses to Soviet power and reveals the
conditions under which a distinctively Soviet musical culture
emerged in the early thirties.
Given the dramatic repression of intellectual freedom and
creativity in Stalinist Russia, the twenties often seem to be
merely a prelude to Totalitarianism in artistic life. Yet this was
the decade in which the creative intelligentsia defined its
relationship with the Soviet regime and the aesthetic foundations
for socialist realism were laid down. In their efforts to deal with
the political challenges of the Revolution, musicians grappled with
an array of issues affecting musical education, professional
identity, and the administration of musical life, as well as the
embrace of certain creative platforms and the rejection of others.
Nelson shows how debates about these issues unfolded in the context
of broader concerns about artistic modernism and elitism, as well
as the more expansive goals and censorial authority of Soviet
authorities.
Music for the Revolution shows how the musical community helped
shape the musical culture of Stalinism and extends the interpretive
frameworks of Soviet culture presented in recent scholarship to an
area of artistic creativity often overlooked by historians. It
should be broadly important to those interested in Soviet history,
the cultural roots of Stalinism, Russian and Soviet music, and the
place of music and the arts in revolutionary change.
General
Imprint: |
Pennsylvania State University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2010 |
First published: |
2004 |
Authors: |
Amy Nelson
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
346 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-271-03106-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Music >
General
Books >
Music >
General
|
LSN: |
0-271-03106-9 |
Barcode: |
9780271031064 |
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