Music Under the Soviets

The Agony of an Art
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-86984-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 450 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 803 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Society

Music Under the Soviets (1955) examines the concept of Soviet music, its special characteristics and its differences from the musical tradition of the West. As the musical practice under the Soviet totalitarian dictatorship, it should be viewed as the musical policy of that regime, a policy which aims at the ‘reconstruction’ of not only the historically developed musical forms but the essence of music itself as artistic creation. It was during the years of Stalin that Soviet music acquired its peculiar features, developed its most characteristic distinguishing marks, and determined the paths of its evolution.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Olkhovsky, Andrey

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. The Historical Development of Russian Music 3. Soviet Musical Policy in Theory and Practice 4. Soviet Musical Life 5. Creative Work and Performance 6. National Schools 7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Andrey Olkhovsky, born in 1900, was a musicologist, composer and educator. He taught history and theory of music in the Soviet Union, as well as composing various musical works and writing a number of books and articles on musical subjects, before leaving for the USA where he continued studying and teaching.