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Sibelius: A Composer's Life and the Awakening of Finland
Glenda Dawn Goss
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Description for Sibelius: A Composer's Life and the Awakening of Finland
Hardcover. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is one of the twentieth century's greatest composers. This biography explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. It traces Sibelius' relationships with his creative contemporaries, with whom he worked to usher in a golden age of music and art. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 colour plates, 36 halftones, 47 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 261 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1416.
One of the twentieth century's greatest composers, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) virtually stopped writing music during the last thirty years of his life. Recasting his mysterious musical silence and his undeniably influential life against the backdrop of Finland's national awakening, "Sibelius" will be the definitive biography of this creative legend for many years to come. Glenda Dawn Goss begins her sweeping narrative in the Finland of Sibelius' youth, which remained under Russian control for the first five decades of his life. Focusing on previously unexamined events, Goss explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the ... Read more
One of the twentieth century's greatest composers, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) virtually stopped writing music during the last thirty years of his life. Recasting his mysterious musical silence and his undeniably influential life against the backdrop of Finland's national awakening, "Sibelius" will be the definitive biography of this creative legend for many years to come. Glenda Dawn Goss begins her sweeping narrative in the Finland of Sibelius' youth, which remained under Russian control for the first five decades of his life. Focusing on previously unexamined events, Goss explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
549
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226304779
SKU
V9780226304779
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About Glenda Dawn Goss
Glenda Dawn Goss is the former editor-in-chief of the Jean Sibelius Critical Edition and teaches at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
Reviews for Sibelius: A Composer's Life and the Awakening of Finland
"Until now, classical music listeners have not had an adequate context in which to place Sibelius's well-known and much-performed works. With Sibelius, Glenda Goss treats us to a panoramic view of the relevant Finnish background. This is idiosyncratic music from an idiosyncratic place, and Goss provides a generous overview of both. Unabashedly interpretive, this is a comprehensive and compelling look ... Read more