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A History of Russian Music (Hardcover, New edition)
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A History of Russian Music (Hardcover, New edition)
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From the origins of Russian church music, which was in reality an
importation of the Byzantine chant in the 10th century, to the
influences of Communist policy on artistic activity this is an
efficient, appreciative study, though not enlivened by the sense of
colorful detail that might have brought it to a broader audience.
Perhaps it is, however, the only study that treats Russian music so
completely in a single volume. Mr. Leonard divides his subject into
two ages and the material on the first, that of church music, is
necessarily scarce because of what little is known and because of
the ban on secular music which endured for so long. The second age
began with Glinka and it is with him and the dozen or so prominent
composers who followed that virtually the whole book is concerned.
Glinka did not begin to write until the early 19th century but he
was the first "identifiable genius" of Russian music. Italian opera
inspired him but, instead of adopting the foreign influence as his
own, Glinka chose elements from it to blend with his own national
feeling, a principle which was to guide Musorgsky and Borodin,
Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky after him. Mr. Leonard comments on
all of these men thoroughly- on their backgrounds, their
predilections for different kinds of music, the development of
their techniques and the events and emotions important in their
lives. Notable in the "second generation", and the contact with
modern music, are Rachmaninov and Stravinsky, Stravinsky being the
most prominent to renounce Soviet Russia. Prokofiev and
Shostakovich on the other hand did not and the comments on them as
both voluntary and inadvertent products of the Soviet scene offer
insight into the curious mixture of conformity and originality
ideological pressures have brought about. Informative and thorough.
Fine for students, collectors and listeners. (Kirkus Reviews)
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