Music and musical life in Soviet Russia / Boris Schwarz.
| Author/creator | Schwarz, Boris |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Enlarged edition, 1917-1981. |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1983. |
| Description | xiii, 722 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Experimentation 1917-21. Before the revolution -- Music during the early years of the revolution -- Consolidation 1921-32. Musical life under the new economic policy and the five year plan -- Opera, ballet and orchestral music of the 1920s -- Research and education, the institutes and conservatories -- Regimentation 1932-53. The resolution of 1932 -- Opera, ballet and orchestral music of the 1930s -- The Great Patriotic War, Soviet War Symphonies -- The Zhdanov era -- Musicologists on trial -- Liberalization 1953-64. From the death of Stalin to the twentieth party congress -- The cultural Honeymoon -- Moscow, autumn 1962 -- Research, education and publishing -- Khrushchev confronts culture -- Collective leadership 1964-70. After Khrushchev -- The avant-garde and the middle group -- 1967 the fiftieth anniversary of the revolution -- 1968-70 reflection and retrenchment -- Developments and expansions 1970-81. From the Lenin centennial to the death of Shostakovich ; Dissatisfactions, directives, and defections -- Appendix. Conversation with Maxim Shostakovich. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 679-689) and index. |
| LCCN | 82048267 |
| ISBN | 0253339561 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML300.5.S37 M8 1983 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |