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Book The Songs of Karol Szymanowski and His Contemporaries

Download or read book The Songs of Karol Szymanowski and His Contemporaries written by Zofia Helman and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Karol Szymanowski

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alistair Wightman
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2017-07-05
  • ISBN : 1351561367
  • Pages : 571 pages

Download or read book Karol Szymanowski written by Alistair Wightman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The music of the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) has enjoyed a resurgence of interest in recent years. Despite wide recognition in his own lifetime, Szymanowski?s works were somewhat overlooked in the decades following his death. Outside Poland, changing fashions militated against acceptance of his achievement, and subsequent generations of Polish composers regarded his music as too reactionary to provide a basis on which to found a national musical identity. In this full-scale study of Karol Szymanowski?s life and music, Alistair Wightman explores the composer?s position as a constant outsider in his own country, yet a ?good European? in the ways in which he responded positively to a diverse range of musical talents, in particular as Stravinsky, Strauss, Berg, Hindemith, Prokofiev and Ravel. The book throws light on Szymanowski?s relationship to the Polish musical establishment, the reception of his works at home and abroad, his work as an educationalist, and the essentially European dimension of his art, drawing on letters, polemical writings, verse, theatrical sketches and the memoirs of family, friends and contemporaries. All of Szymanowski?s significant works are discussed, illustrated with nearly 140 music examples. Evaluation is made of the close links existing between the composer?s musical and literary works from the earliest stages of his career, as well as the various ideological strands that went together to form the unique, humanistic synthesis, characteristic of his mature work.

Book Karol Szymanowski  His Life and Music

Download or read book Karol Szymanowski His Life and Music written by B. M. Maciejewski and published by London : Poets & Painters' Press. This book was released on 1967 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Orient in Music   Music of the Orient

Download or read book The Orient in Music Music of the Orient written by Małgorzata Grajter and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “OM”, a fundamental meditation sound present in the cultures of Buddhism, is a syllable full of philosophical and transcendental meanings. The category of the Orient, as contrasted, antithetical and complementary to the Occident (West) and its culture, appears to be one of the most interesting and long-lasting issues discussed in the humanities. European fascination with Oriental cultures has found multifaceted manifestations in science, art, fashion and beliefs. Music, as an important element of cultural communication, has always been well suited for transitions and inspirations. The relationship between the Orient and Western music encompasses a wide and fascinating scope of problems, a field of various multidimensional influences which brings an opportunity not only to study particular questions, but also to search for universal and fundamental values. This collection of essays is a result of an International Conference titled “OM: Orient in Music – Music of the Orient”, held at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Academy of Music in Łódź, Poland, in March 2016. The volume provides insight into the many ways in which the music of the East and West can be understood and treated by both Western and Eastern scholars.

Book Music and Decadence in European Modernism

Download or read book Music and Decadence in European Modernism written by Stephen Downes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-03 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downes presents a detailed examination of the significance of decadence in Central and Eastern European modernist music.

Book Undergraduate Musicology Research  Studies in Music History

Download or read book Undergraduate Musicology Research Studies in Music History written by Daniel Szelogowski and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a collection of three research papers during undergraduate coursework by Daniel Szelogowski. The works recall three lesser-known composers: Francesco Landini, Frederic Chopin, and Karol Szymanowski -- all of which have many sources of misinformation or lack of information overall.

Book The Szymanowski Companion

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  • Author : Stephen Downes
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2016-03-09
  • ISBN : 131701443X
  • Pages : 382 pages

Download or read book The Szymanowski Companion written by Stephen Downes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Polish composer Karol Szymanowski is one of the most fascinating musical figures of the early twentieth century. His works included four symphonies, two violin concertos, the operas Hagith and King Roger, the ballet-pantomime Harnasie, the oratorio Stabat Mater, as well as numerous piano, violin, vocal and choral compositions. The profile and popularity of Szymanowski's music outside Poland has never been higher and continues to grow. The Szymanowski Companion constitutes the most significant and comprehensive reference source to the composer in English. Edited by two of the leading scholars in the field, Paul Cadrin and Stephen Downes, the collection consists of over 50 contributions from an international array of contributors, including recognized Polish experts. The Companion thus provides a systematic, authoritative and up-to-date compilation of information concerning the composer's life, thought and works.

Book A Romantic Century in Polish Music

Download or read book A Romantic Century in Polish Music written by Maja Trochimczyk and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-12-09 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a series of essays on some of the less known aspects of music culture in Poland in the 19th century. Eight studies are presented chronologically, including such topics as: careers of women composers, Karol Lipinski's concert tours and violins, Henryk Wieniawski, Polish reception of Wagner, images of composers by Polish music critics, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, and Feliks Nowowiejski. Authors, based in Poland, Germany and the U.S. include eminent scholars specializing in Polish music of the 19th and 20th centuries: Magdalena Dziadek, Maria Zduniak, Martina Homma, Krzysztof Rottermund, Krzysztof Szatrawski, and Maja Trochimczyk.

Book Szymanowski on Music

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  • Author : Karol Szymanowski
  • Publisher : Toccata Press
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 400 pages

Download or read book Szymanowski on Music written by Karol Szymanowski and published by Toccata Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive selection of Szymanowski's writings to be published in English, containing all the most important of the composer's essays and interviews. Karol Szymanowski [1882-1937] is now widely acknowledged to be the most important Polish composer since Chopin. He was also a considerable thinker on musical topics: the role of music in society, the goal of musical education, thepurpose of criticism, the nature of Romanticism, the hallmarks of national identity - indeed, he was passionately concerned with the emergence of the Polish voice in music, and the role of Chopin in particular. Szymanowski on Music is the first comprehensive selection of his writings to be published in English. It contains all the most important of the composer's essays and interviews, throws light on the trying conditions under which he was obliged to work in the 1920s and '30s, especially in education, and gives perceptive assessments of the work of some of the major composers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries - Wagner, Strauss, Stravinsky, Ravel, Satie and others - and the trends they embodied. A number of pieces of a more biographical nature are also included. Overall it provides, in the words of the translator Alistair Wightman, `abundant evidence of the breadth and depthof Szymanowski's personal culture, and at the same time a telling demonstration of his search for an all-embracing humanistic synthesis'. Dr Wightman faces his pioneering translations from Szymanowski's Polish originals with an extensive introductory essay that places his literary activities in the context of his life and career. This book will be a vital element in the rediscovery of the music of one of the twentieth century's most appealing composers.

Book Historical Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Classical Music

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Classical Music written by Nicole V. Gagné and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contemporary music scene thus embodies a uniquely broad spectrum of activity, which has grown and changed down to the present hour. With new talents emerging and different technologies developing as we move further into the 21st century, no one can predict what paths music will take next. All we can be certain of is that the inspiration and originality that make music live will continue to bring awe, delight, fascination, and beauty to the people who listen to it. This book cover modernist and postmodern concert music worldwide from the years 1888 to 2018. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Classical Music contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on the most important composers, musicians, methods, styles, and media in modernist and postmodern classical music worldwide, from 1888 to 2018. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about modern and contemporary classical music.

Book Alban Berg

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  • Author : Bryan R. Simms
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2013-05-13
  • ISBN : 1135846731
  • Pages : 334 pages

Download or read book Alban Berg written by Bryan R. Simms and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alban Berg: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer. The second edition will include research published since the publication of the first edition and provide electronic resources.

Book Karol Szymanowski

Download or read book Karol Szymanowski written by Teresa Chylińska and published by University of Southern California School of Music. This book was released on 1993 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overzicht van leven en werk van de Poolse componist (1882-1937).

Book Szymanowski on Music

Download or read book Szymanowski on Music written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Modernism in Kyiv

Download or read book Modernism in Kyiv written by Irena Makaryk and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2010-05-22 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of modernism has been largely focused on Western cultural centres such as Paris, Vienna, London, and New York. Extravagantly illustrated with over 300 photos and reproductions, Modernism in Kyiv demonstrates that the Ukrainian capital was a major centre of performing and visual arts as well as literary and cultural activity. While arguing that Kyiv's modernist impulse is most prominently displayed in the experimental work of Les Kurbas, one of the masters of the early Soviet stage, the contributors also examine the history of the city and the artistic production of diverse groups including Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, and Poles. Until now a silent presence in Western accounts of the cultural topography of modernism, multicultural Kyiv is here restored to its historical, intellectual, and artistic complexity. Excerpts taken from the works of artists, writers, and critics as well as the numerous illustrations help give life to the exciting creativity of this period. The first book-length examination of this subject, Modernism in Kyiv is a breakthrough accomplishment that will become a standard volume in the field.

Book Karol Szymanowski

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  • Author : Boguslaw M. Maciejewski
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1967
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 147 pages

Download or read book Karol Szymanowski written by Boguslaw M. Maciejewski and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Karol Szymanowski

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  • Author : Zdzisław Sierpiński
  • Publisher : Warsaw : Interpress Publishers
  • Release : 1986
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 224 pages

Download or read book Karol Szymanowski written by Zdzisław Sierpiński and published by Warsaw : Interpress Publishers. This book was released on 1986 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Karol Szymanowski  his life and musci

Download or read book Karol Szymanowski his life and musci written by Bogulsaw Maciej Maciejewski and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: