Stravinsky / Roman Vlad ; translated from the Italian by Frederick and Ann Fuller.
| Author/creator |
Vlad, Roman, 1919-2013 |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1967. |
| Description | vii, 264 pages : plate, music ; 23 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Strawinsky. English |
| Contents | Stravinsky and Diaghilev -- The king of the stars -- The Rite of Spring -- The vocal works of the Russian period -- The Nightingale -- Return to the spirit of chamber music -- Chamber works for the theatre -- The end of the Russian period -- Neo-Classicism -- The piano works of the Neo-Classical subjects -- Works in concerto form -- The music of the American period -- Other works of the American period -- Return to the symphonic form -- Stravinsky's religious music -- Culmination and end of Neo-Classicism: The Rake's Progress -- Towards twelve-note music -- Threni: Stravinsky's first completely twelve-note work -- Works written by Stravinsky between 1959 and 1966. |
| Abstract | This critical study, by a leading authority on twentieth-century music, surveys the whole of Stravinsky's career from his earliest compositions to those written in his final years. For this edition, the text has been completely revised and many points supplemented and expanded. A new chapter has been added which deals with the composer's final works and his thinking toward the end of his life. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index. |
| LCCN | 68071387 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.S932 V52 1967 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |