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Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement (Hardcover)
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Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement (Hardcover)
Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music, 2
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An aesthetic, historical, and theoretical study of four scores,
"Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement "is a groundbreaking and
imaginative treatment of the important yet neglected topic of
Russian opera in the Silver Age. Spanning the gap between the
supernatural Russian music of the nineteenth century and the
compositions of Prokofiev and Stravinsky, this exceptionally
insightful and well-researched book explores how Russian symbolist
poets interpreted opera and prompted operatic innovation. Simon
Morrison shows how these works, though stylistically and
technically different, reveal the extent to which the operatic
representation of the miraculous can be translated into its
enactment.
Morrison treats these largely unstudied pieces by canonical
composers: Tchaikovsky's "Queen of Spades, "Rimsky-Korsakov's
"Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya,
"Scriabin's unfinished "Mysterium, "and Prokofiev's "Fiery Angel.
"The chapters, revisionist studies of these composers and scores,
address separate aspects of Symbolist poetics, discussing such
topics as literary and musical decadence, pagan-Christian
syncretism, theurgy, and life creation, or the portrayal of art in
life. The appendix offers the first complete English-language
translation of Scriabin's libretto for the "Preparatory Act."
Providing valuable insight into both the Symbolist enterprise and
Russian musicology, this book casts new light on opera's evolving,
ambiguous place in fin de siecle culture.
General
Imprint: |
University of California Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
California Studies in 20th-Century Music, 2 |
Release date: |
August 2002 |
First published: |
August 2002 |
Authors: |
Simon Morrison
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
374 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-22943-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Theatre, drama >
Opera
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LSN: |
0-520-22943-6 |
Barcode: |
9780520229433 |
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