Music behind the Iron Curtain
Weinberg and his Polish Contemporaries
Seiten
2019
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-49367-3 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-49367-3 (ISBN)
Mieczysław Weinberg's music has been undergoing a revival since his death; this book explains his music in the context of Cold War Polish-Soviet cultural relations. It will appeal to scholars of East European music and cultural identity, as well as audiences who have been intrigued by the composer's music.
Mieczysław Weinberg left his family behind and fled his native Poland in September 1939. He reached the Soviet Union, where he become one of the most celebrated composers. He counted Shostakovich among his close friends and produced a prolific output of works. Yet he remained mindful of the nation that he had left. This book examines how Weinberg's works written in Soviet Russia compare with those of his Polish contemporaries; how one composer split from his national tradition and how he created a style that embraced the music of a new homeland, while those composers in his native land surged ahead in a more experimental vein. The points of contact between them are enlightening for both sides. This study provides an overview of Weinberg's music through his string quartets, analysing them alongside Polish composers. Composers featured include Bacewicz, Meyer, Lutosławski, Panufnik, Penderecki, Górecki, and a younger generation, including Szymański and Knapik.
Mieczysław Weinberg left his family behind and fled his native Poland in September 1939. He reached the Soviet Union, where he become one of the most celebrated composers. He counted Shostakovich among his close friends and produced a prolific output of works. Yet he remained mindful of the nation that he had left. This book examines how Weinberg's works written in Soviet Russia compare with those of his Polish contemporaries; how one composer split from his national tradition and how he created a style that embraced the music of a new homeland, while those composers in his native land surged ahead in a more experimental vein. The points of contact between them are enlightening for both sides. This study provides an overview of Weinberg's music through his string quartets, analysing them alongside Polish composers. Composers featured include Bacewicz, Meyer, Lutosławski, Panufnik, Penderecki, Górecki, and a younger generation, including Szymański and Knapik.
Daniel Elphick is a musicologist and researcher writing on East-European music and music analysis. He has published articles on Shostakovich and music analysis and is a regular speaker at international musicology and music analysis conferences. Daniel has taught at Royal Holloway, University of London and Goldsmiths, University of London, as well as the University of Manchester.
1. Weinberg in Warsaw; 2. The war; 3. Socialist realism and socrealizm; 4. Avant-garde(s); 5. Return and retreat; 6. Late style(s); Conclusion.
Erscheinungsdatum | 04.10.2019 |
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Reihe/Serie | Music in Context |
Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises; 74 Printed music items; 13 Tables, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 180 x 252 mm |
Gewicht | 790 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
ISBN-10 | 1-108-49367-X / 110849367X |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-49367-3 / 9781108493673 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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