Carols of Birds, Bells, and Sacred Hymns from Ukraine

An Anthology and Cultural Companion

Marika C. Kuzma (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

459 Seiten

2024 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-0513-7 (ISBN)

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Ukraine's abundant heritage of singing includes thousands of carols. This anthology introduces an ancient culture that is nevertheless new to world audiences. In this book, the carols become a prism through which all of Ukraine's history, culture, and vibrant spirit are brought to light. It includes the internationally celebrated "Carol of the Bells"—in its original version as a winter song of gratitude and resilience, and it covers sacred and secular pieces for the Christmas to New Year's season: from early chant to elaborate new choral fantasies. Transliterations and translations make the carols accessible to a broad audience. Along with music scores, it shares the stories behind each carol: historical context, biographies of composers, explanations of winter rituals. Written during Russia's war on Ukraine, the book is also journalistic. These carols often carry gripping narratives of a unique choral activism that has helped Ukraine, its language, and its people to survive.

Marika C. Kuzma is a critically acclaimed conductor and choral historian who has performed repertoires from many centuries and diverse countries. She has directed music by composers from Hildegard to Dufay, Bach, Mozart, Verdi, Messiaen, Britten, Reich, Weston in venues such as Carnegie Hall, NYC, Stephansdom in Vienna, Austria, Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, USA and the Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Ukraine. Kuzma is a Professor Emerita of the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Her experience in producing a critical edition of Dmitry Bortniansky's choral concertos (Carus Verlag) and in scrutinizing scores by Brahms and Stravinsky for scholarly articles has guided her process of researching and curating this anthology. She has given invited talks at universities across North America and at the Kyiv and Moscow conservatories. Of Ukrainian descent, she is honored to create this bridge to the culture of her forebears.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2024
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-0364-0513-3 / 1036405133
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-0513-7 / 9781036405137
Zustand	Neuware