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Carlos Chavez and His World (Paperback) Loot Price: R920
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Carlos Chavez and His World (Paperback): Leonora Saavedra

Carlos Chavez and His World (Paperback)

Leonora Saavedra

Series: The Bard Music Festival

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Carlos Chavez (1899-1978) is the central figure in Mexican music of the twentieth century and among the most eminent of all Latin American modernist composers. An enfant terrible in his own country, Chavez was an integral part of the emerging music scene in the United States in the 1920s. His highly individual style--diatonic, dissonant, contrapuntal--addressed both modernity and Mexico's indigenous past. Chavez was also a governmental arts administrator, founder of major Mexican cultural institutions, and conductor and founder of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Mexico. Carlos Chavez and His World brings together an international roster of leading scholars to delve into not only Chavez's music but also the history, art, and politics surrounding his life and work. Contributors explore Chavez's vast body of compositions, including his piano music, symphonies, violin concerto, late compositions, and Indianist music. They look at his connections with such artistic greats as Aaron Copland, Miguel Covarrubias, Henry Cowell, Silvestre Revueltas, and Paul Strand. The essays examine New York's modernist scene, Mexican symphonic music, portraits of Chavez by major Mexican artists of the period, including Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo, and Chavez's impact on El Colegio Nacional. A quantum leap in understanding Carlos Chavez and his milieu, this collection will stimulate further work in Latin American music and culture. The contributors are Ana R. Alonso-Minutti, Amy Bauer, Leon Botstein, David Brodbeck, Helen Delpar, Christina Taylor Gibson, Susana Gonzalez Aktories, Anna Indych-Lopez, Roberto Kolb-Neuhaus, James Krippner, Rebecca Levi, Ricardo Miranda, Julian Orbon, Howard Pollack, Leonora Saavedra, Antonio Saborit, Stephanie Stallings, and Luisa Vilar Paya. Bard Music Festival 2015: Carlos Chavez and His World Bard College August 7-9 and August 14-16, 2015

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Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: The Bard Music Festival
Release date: August 2015
First published: 2015
Editors: Leonora Saavedra
Dimensions: 235 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-16948-4
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music
Books > Music > Composers & musicians
Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music
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LSN: 0-691-16948-9
Barcode: 9780691169484

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