The music of Szymanowski / Jim Samson.
| Author/creator | Samson, Jim |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Taplinger Publishing Company, [1981] |
| Description | 220 pages : music ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one. 1882-1913. The Polish inheritance ; The mantle of Chopin ; Young Poland ; A Polish symphonist ; Towards stylistic maturity -- Part two. 1914-1919. Years of mastery ; New paths ; Impressionism and the piano ; Impressionism and the orchestra ; A discordant note ; A king and a shepherd -- Part three. 1920-1937. A crisis of expression ; Zakopane and folklore ; A peasant requiem ; The last decade ; The European setting. |
| Abstract | After many years of neglect, the music of Karol Szymanowski is now achieving wider recognition outside his native Poland. This is the first study of his music in English and in the course of preparing it the author has examined all the music, including unpublished and incomplete works. He has also worked on the sketches in the composers' archive of the University of Warsaw. Although his main concern is with the development of Szymanowski's musical language itself, the author traces this development against a background of radical change in the political life of Poland and in the composer's personal circumstances, offering in the process a personal interpretation of the major turning-points in Szymanowski's life and work. |
| General note | "A Crescendo book." |
| Bibliography note | List of works: pages 211-213. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index. |
| LCCN | 80051747 |
| ISBN | 0800875397 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.S99 S25 1981 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |