Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring / Peter Hill.

Author/creator Hill, Peter, 1948-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Descriptionx, 170 pages : music ; 23 cm.
Subjects

Portion of title Rite of Spring
SeriesCambridge music handbooks
Cambridge music handbooks. ^A275900
Contents pt. 1. Prelude. Origins -- Sketches -- Rehearsals and first performance -- pt. 2. The music. Language -- Commentary -- pt. 3. Aftermath. Anthology -- Stravinsky's collaborators -- The Rite recorded -- Conclusion.
Abstract This book provides a comprehensive guide to the work, telling in vivid detail the story of its inception and composition, of the stormy rehearsals which led to the scandalous premiere on 29 May 1913, and of Stravinsky's later betrayal of the ballet's first choreographer, Vaslav Nijinsky. At the same time, in a reassessment of the work's musical values, the author probes beneath the surface of the music to reveal an architectural conception of unsuspected guile and subtlety. A feature of the book is a detailed discussion of the work in performance, drawing on recordings by the Rite's greatest interpreters, Stravinsky himself included.
Bibliography noteIncludes discography (pages 162-164), bibliographical references (pages 165-167), and index.
LCCN 00023703
ISBN0521622212 (hbk.)
ISBN0521627141

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.S932 H55 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold