Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons by Igor Stravinsky (English) Paperba

Description: Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons by Igor Stravinsky, George A. Seferis, Arthur Knodel, Ingolf Dahl One of the greatest of contemporary composers has here set down in delightfully personal fashion his general ideas about music and some accounts of his own experience as a composer. Every concert-goer and lover of music will take keen pleasure in his notes about the essential features of music, the process of musical composition, inspiration, musical types, and musical execution. Throughout the volume are to he found trenchant comments on such subjects as Wagnerism, the operas of Verdi, musical taste, musical snobbery, the influence of political ideas on Russian music under the Soviets, musical improvisation as opposed to musical construction, the nature of melody, and the function of the critic of music. Musical people of every sort will welcome this first presentation in English of an unusually interesting book. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description One of the greatest of contemporary composers has here set down in delightfully personal fashion his general ideas about music and some accounts of his own experience as a composer. Every concert-goer and lover of music will take keen pleasure in his notes about the essential features of music, the process of musical composition, inspiration, musical types, and musical execution. Throughout the volume are to he found trenchant comments on such subjects as Wagnerism, the operas of Verdi, musical taste, musical snobbery, the influence of political ideas on Russian music under the Soviets, musical improvisation as opposed to musical construction, the nature of melody, and the function of the critic of music. Musical people of every sort will welcome this first presentation in English of an unusually interesting book. Author Biography Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) is perhaps best known for his revolutionary ballet "Le Sacre du printemps," Robert Craft, the author of more than a dozen books on Stravinsky, continues to write about the composer and conduct his music on recordings. Table of Contents Preface by George Seferis 1. Getting Acquainted 2. The Phenomenon of Music 3. The Composition of Music 4. Musical Typology 5. The Avatars of Russian Music 6. The Performance of Music Epilogue Review [These lessons] provide penetrating glimpses into the thought processes of Stravinskys mind. While dealing with his chosen topics--the phenomenon of music, the composition of music, musical typology, the avatars of Russian music, and the performance of music--he reveals his reverence for tradition, order and discipline. He believes "the more art is controlled, limited, worked over, the more it is free." His opinions about Wagner, Verdi, Berlioz, Hindemith, Weber, Beethoven, Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Moussorgsky and Bach are refreshing. He also analyzes the function of the critic, the requirements of the interpreter, the state of Russian music, and musical taste and snobbery. * The American Recorder *Some good (and some specious) phrases from one of musics finest phrase-makers; a fascinating and sporadically valuable attempt to come to grips with the metaphysics of music; and a rich assortment of historical aperçus. More than that, it is, of course, an intimate profession of faith revealing the detailed ideological context of the music; it is also the source of that unforgettable advice to the violinists: "It is ill becoming when playing, to spread ones legs too far apart." During the academic year 1939-1940, Stravinsky delivered the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard. He spoke in French. An English translation appeared in 1947, and now this bilingual edition enables the reader to study both the language in which Stravinsky conceived his "lessons" and the excellent English translation…printed on the facing pages…The six lectures that make up Poetics take the form of an "explanation of music"…[The book] remains a quintessence of Stravinskys reactions to the phenomenon of music. Poetics of Music offers the most coherent statement of the unchanging values behind Stravinskys many apparent shifts of manner: his insistence, for example, that music should be a revelation of a higher order to be faithfully executed by the performer, rather than a medium of self-expression to be interpreted. Above all, the composer must submit to rules, no matter how arbitrary, for "the more constraints one imposes, the more one frees ones self of the chains that shackle the spirit." -- G. W. Hopkins * Musical Times * Review Quote [These lessons] provide penetrating glimpses into the thought processes of Stravinskys mind. While dealing with his chosen topics--the phenomenon of music, the composition of music, musical typology, the avatars of Russian music, and the performance of music--he reveals his reverence for tradition, order and discipline. He believes "the more art is controlled, limited, worked over, the more it is free." His opinions about Wagner, Verdi, Berlioz, Hindemith, Weber, Beethoven, Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Moussorgsky and Bach are refreshing. He also analyzes the function of the critic, the requirements of the interpreter, the state of Russian music, and musical taste and snobbery. Details ISBN0674678567 Author Ingolf Dahl Short Title POETICS OF MUSIC IN THE FORM O Publisher Harvard University Press Language English ISBN-10 0674678567 ISBN-13 9780674678569 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Harvard University Press Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass Country of Publication United States Translated from French DEWEY 781 Series The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures Residence US Birth 1882 Death 1971 Edition Description Revised Pages 160 Illustrations 1 line illustration DOI 10.1604/9780674678569 Translator Ingolf Dahl AU Release Date 1970-02-26 NZ Release Date 1970-02-26 UK Release Date 1970-02-26 Audience General Year 1993 Publication Date 1993-01-01 US Release Date 1993-01-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:8312353;

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