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Sergey Prokofiev and His World
Simon Morrison
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Description for Sergey Prokofiev and His World
Paperback. Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953), arguably the popular composer of the twentieth century, led a life of triumph and tragedy. This book probes beneath the surface of his career and contextualizes his contributions to music on both sides of the nascent Cold War divide. Editor(s): Morrison, Simon. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 592 pages, 22 halftones. 39 line illus. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 822.
Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953), arguably the most popular composer of the twentieth century, led a life of triumph and tragedy. The story of his prodigious childhood in tsarist Russia, maturation in the West, and rise and fall as a Stalinist-era composer is filled with unresolved questions. Sergey Prokofiev and His World probes beneath the surface of his career and contextualizes his contributions to music on both sides of the nascent Cold War divide. The book contains previously unknown documents from the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art in Moscow and the Prokofiev Estate in Paris. The literary notebook of the ... Read more
Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953), arguably the most popular composer of the twentieth century, led a life of triumph and tragedy. The story of his prodigious childhood in tsarist Russia, maturation in the West, and rise and fall as a Stalinist-era composer is filled with unresolved questions. Sergey Prokofiev and His World probes beneath the surface of his career and contextualizes his contributions to music on both sides of the nascent Cold War divide. The book contains previously unknown documents from the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art in Moscow and the Prokofiev Estate in Paris. The literary notebook of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
The Bard Music Festival
Condition
New
Weight
822g
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691138954
SKU
V9780691138954
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About Simon Morrison
Simon Morrison is associate professor of music at Princeton University. He is the author of Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement and The People's Artist: Prokofiev's Soviet Years .
Reviews for Sergey Prokofiev and His World
This is a valuable addition to Princeton's series on the background and world of prominent composers. And unlike many multiauthored volumes, this one concentrates on useful information rather than opinion
indeed, the first half is all documents... All fascinating stuff.
Della Couling, Classical Music Sergey Prokofiev and His World looks at the composer's life and music in great detail, shedding ... Read more
indeed, the first half is all documents... All fascinating stuff.
Della Couling, Classical Music Sergey Prokofiev and His World looks at the composer's life and music in great detail, shedding ... Read more