
Defining Russia Musically
by Richard Taruskin
Title:
Defining Russia Musically
Author:
Richard Taruskin
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
616 pages, 127 music exs., 11 figures, 3 diagrams
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
ISBN-13:
9780691070650
EAN:
9780691070650
Publication Date:
25/09/2000
Classifications:
Linguistics
Weight (g):
996
Dimensions (mm):
233 x 155 x 38
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Shows how enlightened aristocrats, reactionary romantics, and the theorists and victims of totalitarianism have variously fashioned their vision of Russian society in musical terms. This book focuses on four individual composers, each characterized both as a self-consciously Russian creator and as a European.











