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A guide to the origins and music of Szymanowski's exquisitely
beautiful opera King Roger. Karol Szymanowski (1881-1937), the most
important Polish composer after Chopin, wrote only two operas, the
second of which, King Roger, completed in 1924, is a masterpiece.
After decades of neglect this magnificent work hasbegun to receive
more attention around the world, and this first extended study of
King Roger investigates its origins, uncovers its ideology,
examines its music and documents its history. The book opens with
an outline of the role the theatre played in Szymanowski's career,
from his early operetta, Lottery for Husbands, and the rousing
ballet panotmime, Harnasie, based on legends from the Polish
highlands. Intracing the evolution of King Roger from conception to
completion, Alistair Wightman, one of the leading Szymanowki
scholars, examines the contribution of the co-librettist, Jaroslaw
Iwaszkiewicz, and serveys the various strands which make up its
ideology, from Euripides The Bacchae and Plato Phaedrus and The
Symposium to works by Pater, Nietzsche, Merezhkovsky and Micinski.
He charts Szymanowski's fascination with the historical background
of the opera, the world of the twelfth-century ruler of Norman
Sicily, Roger II (1095-1154). Szymanowski's own novel, Efebos,
written in 1918-19 and only partially preserved offers intriguing
parallels with hisopera. ALISTAIR WIGHTMAN has written extensively
about Polish music of the early twentieth century and his
translation, Szymanowski on Music was published by Toccata Press in
1999.
The music of the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) has
enjoyed a resurgence of interest in recent years. Despite wide
recognition in his own lifetime, Szymanowski's works were somewhat
overlooked in the decades following his death. Outside Poland,
changing fashions militated against acceptance of his achievement,
and subsequent generations of Polish composers regarded his music
as too reactionary to provide a basis on which to found a national
musical identity. In this full-scale study of Karol Szymanowski's
life and music, Alistair Wightman explores the composer's position
as a constant outsider in his own country, yet a 'good European' in
the ways in which he responded positively to a diverse range of
musical talents, in particular as Stravinsky, Strauss, Berg,
Hindemith, Prokofiev and Ravel. The book throws light on
Szymanowski's relationship to the Polish musical establishment, the
reception of his works at home and abroad, his work as an
educationalist, and the essentially European dimension of his art,
drawing on letters, polemical writings, verse, theatrical sketches
and the memoirs of family, friends and contemporaries. All of
Szymanowski's significant works are discussed, illustrated with
nearly 140 music examples. Evaluation is made of the close links
existing between the composer's musical and literary works from the
earliest stages of his career, as well as the various ideological
strands that went together to form the unique, humanistic
synthesis, characteristic of his mature work.
The music of the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) has
enjoyed a resurgence of interest in recent years. Despite wide
recognition in his own lifetime, Szymanowski's works were somewhat
overlooked in the decades following his death. Outside Poland,
changing fashions militated against acceptance of his achievement,
and subsequent generations of Polish composers regarded his music
as too reactionary to provide a basis on which to found a national
musical identity. In this full-scale study of Karol Szymanowski's
life and music, Alistair Wightman explores the composer's position
as a constant outsider in his own country, yet a 'good European' in
the ways in which he responded positively to a diverse range of
musical talents, in particular as Stravinsky, Strauss, Berg,
Hindemith, Prokofiev and Ravel. The book throws light on
Szymanowski's relationship to the Polish musical establishment, the
reception of his works at home and abroad, his work as an
educationalist, and the essentially European dimension of his art,
drawing on letters, polemical writings, verse, theatrical sketches
and the memoirs of family, friends and contemporaries. All of
Szymanowski's significant works are discussed, illustrated with
nearly 140 music examples. Evaluation is made of the close links
existing between the composer's musical and literary works from the
earliest stages of his career, as well as the various ideological
strands that went together to form the unique, humanistic
synthesis, characteristic of his mature work.
This revision guide presents all of the key information you will
need to know for the written exam (Component 3 - Appraising) of the
2016 AS Level specification, first being assessed in 2017. It
includes:* The most important facts about each of the AS Level set
works* Extensive practice for the main essay question in the exam
(Section B, essay 2), including sample answers and 'examiner's
points'* Top tips for preparing for the exam* A guide to the
terminology you will need to know, to help you prepare for
questions on the set works and 'unfamiliar' works.
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