The life and music of Bela Bartok / by Halsey Stevens.
| Author/creator | Stevens, Halsey |
| Other author | Gillies, Malcolm. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd edition / prepared by Malcolm Gillies. |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. |
| Description | xxii, 358 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Biographical study. 1881-1905 -- 1906-1921 -- 1921-1945 -- The music of Bartok. The piano music -- The vocal music -- The chamber music I -- The chamber music II -- The concertos -- The orchestral music -- The dramatic music. |
| Abstract | First published in 1953, the first edition of this book was hailed as a triumph of musicology and quickly established itself as the classic text. Stevens combined an authoritative, balanced account of the Hungarian composer's life with candid, insightful analyses of his numerous works. To Stevens, the high point of Bartok's genius was the chamber music, which he assessed as of a quality unrivalled by any other composer of the early twentieth century. But he evaluated Bartok's entire output with mastery, picking out the composer's strengths and weaknesses and conveying the essence of his compositional techniques. Stevens's views have greatly influenced the study of Bartok and Hungarian music over the last four decades. Issued in a revised edition in 1964, Stevens's work now appears in a third edition, prepared by the Bartok scholar, Malcolm Gillies. A comprehensive chronological list of works is added, together with a select bibliography and discography. Minor revisions to the text are suggested in a new Introduction, and the text is enhanced by eight pages of photographs, some of them little known. |
| Local note | Little-318614--305131023640S |
| General note | "Chronological list of works": pages 321-341. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-349) and index. |
| ISBN | 019816355X |
| ISBN | 0198163495 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.B26 S79 1993 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |