A History of Russian Music - Being An Account Of The Rise And Progress Of The Russian School Of Composers, With A Survey Of Their Lives And A Descript Contributor(s): Montagu-Nathan, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1846643406 ISBN-13: 9781846643408 Publisher: Home Farm Books OUR PRICE: $36.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music | Individual Composer & Musician |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.01 lbs) 360 pages |
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Publisher Description: M. Montagu-Nathan takes an in-depth look and the history of Russian music, and a special look at the rise and progress of the Russian School of Composers. Contents include: Introduction; Part 1- The Pre-nationalists. Volkoff- Berezovsky, Bortniansky and Verstovsky, Glinka "A Life for the Czar," Russian and Ludmilla, Dargomijsky, The Stone Guest and the Five, Seroff and Lvoff. Part 2 - The Nationalists. Balakireff, Cesar cui, Borodin, Moussorgsky, Boris Goudounoff, Khovantchina, The Last Phase, Rimsky Korsakoff. Part 3- The Decline of Nationalism. Glazounoff, Liadoff and Liapounoff, Arensky, Tchaikovsky Rubinstein and the Eclectics, Taneieff. Part 4- The Present Movement. Rachmaninoff, Gliere and Ippolitoff-Ivanoff, Scriabin, Vassilenko and Grechaninoff, Akimenko Tcherepnin and Rebikoff, Steinberg Medtner and Catoire, Stravinsky, Operatic and Concert Enterprises, Appendix I, Appendix II. |