Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

Klappentext A fresh look at the work and its composer with implications beyond Sibelius himself into the entire repertory of Post-Wagnerian symphonic composition. Zusammenfassung A fresh look at the work and its composer with implications beyond Sibelius himself into the entire repertory of Post-Wagnerian symphonic composition. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Sibelius and the problem of 'Modernism'; 2. The crisis, 1909-1914: 'Let's let the world go its own way'; 3. Reassessed compositional principles, 1912-1915: the five key concepts; 4. Of Heaven's door and migrating swans: composing a confession of faith; 5. Musical process and architecture: a proposed overview; 6. Editions and performance tempos: a brief note.

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• Authors: James Hepokoski, James A. Hepokoski
• Assisted by: James A. Hepokoski (Editor), Julian Rushton (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1993
• EAN: 9780521409582
• ISBN: 978-0-521-40958-2
• No. of pages: 124
• Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous