The music of Sibelius / edited by Gerald Abraham.
| Author/creator | Abraham, Gerald |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1947. |
| Description | 218 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Sibelius the man / Ralph Hill -- The symphonies / Gerald Abraham -- The miscellaneous orchestral and theatre music / Ralph W. Wood -- The chamber music / Scott Goddard -- The piano music / Eric Blom -- The songs / Astra Desmond -- The choral music / Scott Goddard -- Special characteristics of Sibelius's style / David Cherniavsky. |
| Abstract | Like its predecessors, The Music of Tchaikovsky and The Music of Schubert, this book presents a serious discussion of the entire work of the composer who is its subject. Free from distracting biographical considerations, it is concerned only with music. With the passing of the Romantic Era, the art of the great symphonists seemed to come to an end in the late 19th century. Then, at the opening of the present century there appeared one of those gifted personalities who create a school. Jean Sibelius became the modern symbol of pure symphonic art, the heir of the symphonic masters, Beethoven, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky. Everywhere recognized as one of the world's outstanding composers, he is universally admired, commanding the devoted interest of a very large part of the music-loving public. The book has a brief opening chapter on Sibelius the Man; then the author himself surveys in detail each of the seven symphonies. There follow chapters by eminent authorities on the composer's other orchestral music, chamber music, piano music, songs and choral music, with a final chapter on special characteristics of Sibelius's style. The book contains a chronology, a bibliography and many musical illustrations. |
| General note | Published in England, under the title "Sibelius" in Music of the Masters series. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-179), list of compositions (pages 180-188), and musical examples (pages 189-218). |