| Contents |
Musorgsky's place in the Russian school -- His life and character -- General characteristics of his music ; Artistic realism and its consequences -- The instrumental compositions -- Songs and choral works -- The operas. Early works ; The Marriage-Broker -- Boris Godunoff [Godunov] -- Khovanshchina -- Musorgsky the musician -- Appendices. List of Musorgsky's compositions -- |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Part I. His life. Introduction -- The musical awakening in Russia -- The exposition: Scriabin's parentage and childhood -- First subject: Scriabin's studentship -- Development: a man with an idea -- Coda: the last years -- Part II. His works. The early works -- The works of the transition period -- The 'Mystic chord' -- The ten sonatas -- The five symphonies -- The later piano pieces (opp. 52 to 74) -- Music and colour -- Form and style -- His orchestration and vocal writing -- The sources of his inspiration -- Scriabin's position in music -- Future possibilities -- Postscript -- Appendices. Symphonies and sonatas -- The complete works -- Notes on the complete pianoforte works -- Approximate pronunciation of the Russian names mentioned in the text. |
| General note | Combines two volumes previously issued independently: Musorgsky, the Russian musical nationalist, by M.D. Calvocoressi, 1918--and Scriabin: a great Russian tone-poet, by A.E. Hull, 1916. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216, 1st work) and indexes. |
| Original version | Reprint. Originally published: London : Waverly Book Company, 1925. |
