Alexander Scriabin Companion (eBook)

History, Performance, and Lore

Lincoln Ballard, Matthew Bengtson (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
440 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-3262-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The Alexander Scriabin Compendium offers a modern perspective on the history, reception, interpretation, and performance of Scriabin’s music. It offers complete overviews of his music, performance suggestions for pianists, and critical commentary on four controversial subjects in his critical reception.

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This unique collaboration between a musicologist and two pianists all experts in Russian music takes a fresh look at the supercharged music and polarizing reception of the Russian composer Alexander Scriabin. From his Chopin-inspired miniatures to his genre-bending symphonies and avant-garde late works, Scriabin left a unique mark on music history. Scriabin's death centennial in 2015 brought wider exposure and renewed attention to this pioneering composer. Music lovers who are curious about Scriabin have been torn between specialized academic studies and popular sources that glamorize his interests and activities, often at the expense of historical accuracy. This book bridges the divide between these two branches of literature, and brings a modern perspective to his music and legacy. Drawing on archival materials, primary sources in Russian, and recently published books and articles, Part One details the reception and performance history of Scriabin's solo piano and orchestral music. High quality recordings are recommended for each piece. Part Two explores four topics in Scriabin's reception: the myths generated by Scriabin's biographers, his claims to synaesthesia or ';color-hearing,' his revival in 1960s America as a proto-Flower Child, and the charges of anti-Russianness leveled against his music. Part Three investigates stylistic context and performance practice in the piano music, and considers the domains of sound, rhythm, and harmony. It offers interpretive strategies for deciphering Scriabin's challenging scores at the keyboard.Students, scholars, and music enthusiasts will benefit from the historical insights offered in this interdisciplinary book. Armed with this knowledge, readers will be able to better appreciate the stylistic innovations and colorful imagination of this extraordinary composer.

Autor

Lincoln Ballard has taught at the University of Washington, University of Puget Sound, Southwestern College, and Cascadia Community College. His dissertation offered the first comprehensive study of Alexander Scriabin’s posthumous reception history.Matthew Bengtson, assistant professor of piano literature at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, is critically acclaimed as a leading interpreter of Scriabin’s work.John Bell Young is the founder and CEO of Identity Marketing for Concert Artists Inc., winner of the 1985 Chopin Foundation Council Prize, and a leading authority on the music of Alexander Scriabin.

Inhalt

Foreword by Stephen Hough CHAPTER ONE – En Garde or Avant-Garde? Exploding the Scriabin Myth– John Bell Young PART I ENCOUNTERING SCRIABIN– Lincoln Ballard CHAPTER TWO – Life, Legacy, and MusicCHAPTER THREE – The Solo Piano MusicCHAPTER FOUR – Symphonies and Orchestral WorksPART II TOPICS IN RECEPTION HISTORY– Lincoln Ballard CHAPTER FIVE – Madness and Other MythsCHAPTER SIX – On Synaesthesia or “Color-Hearing”CHAPTER SEVEN – Scriabin’s Russian Roots and the Symbolist AestheticCHAPTER EIGHT – The Revival in 1960s AmericaPART III IN PERFORMANCE – Matthew BengtsonCHAPTER NINE – From Musical Text to the ImaginationCHAPTER TEN – TechniqueCHAPTER ELEVEN – Line and MelodyCHAPTER TWELVE – HarmonyCHAPTER THIRTEEN – The Scriabin SoundCHAPTER FOURTEEN – RhythmGlossary and Pronunciation Guide

Produkt-Details

• Co-Autor: John Bell Young
• Zusatzinfo: 80 Illustrations including: - 71 Black & White Illustrations; - 9 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Singen / Musizieren
• Schlagworte: 19th century • 20th century • Biography • Composer • famous composers • music biography • Pianist • Pianists • Russian
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-3262-5 / 1442232625
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-3262-4 / 9781442232624