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The Rite of Spring at 100
Severine Neff
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Description for The Rite of Spring at 100
Hardback. "Audiovisual materials are available for this volume. In the enhanced ebook, these materials are embedded and can be viewed or listened to by clicking the play button." Editor(s): Neff, Severine; Carr, Maureen; Horlacher, Gretchen. Series: Musical Meaning & Interpretation. Num Pages: 552 pages, 102 b&w illus., 82 music exx., 3 tables. BIC Classification: ASDL; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
When Igor Stravinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) premiered during the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, its avant-garde music and jarring choreography scandalized audiences. Today it is considered one of the most influential musical works of the twentieth century. In this volume, the ballet finally receives the full critical attention it deserves, as distinguished music and dance scholars discuss the meaning of the work and its far-reaching influence on world music, performance, and culture. Essays explore four key facets of the ballet: its choreography and movement; the cultural and historical contexts of its ... Read more
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Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Musical Meaning & Interpretation
Condition
New
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253024206
SKU
V9780253024206
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About Severine Neff
Severine Neff is the Eugene Falk Distinguished Professor of Music Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is author of The Musical Idea and the Logic, Technique, and Art of Its Presentation (with Patricia Carpenter); Coherence, Counterpoint, Instrumentation, Instruction in Form; and The Second String Quartet in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: A Norton Critical Score. She ... Read more
Reviews for The Rite of Spring at 100
The content is diverse, thought provoking, and occasionally controversial. . . . Recommended.
Choice
Any serious Stravinsky scholar will find The Rite of Spring at 100 to be a necessary and valuable resource. The quantity and scope of excellent scholarship in this one volume are simply astounding.
Music Theory Online
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Choice
Any serious Stravinsky scholar will find The Rite of Spring at 100 to be a necessary and valuable resource. The quantity and scope of excellent scholarship in this one volume are simply astounding.
Music Theory Online
The editors of the volume are ... Read more