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Jean Sibelius''s Violin Concerto

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Jean Sibelius's Violin Concerto is the story of Sibelius as performer and composer, of violin performing traditions, of histories of musical transmission, and of virtuosity itself. It investigates the history and legacy of one of the most recorded concertos in the violin repertoire.

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  • Acknowledgments

  • About the Companion Website

  • Part 1:

  • Chapter 1: Sibelius as Violinist and Composer

  • Chapter 2: Helsinki's Musical Life (1880 - 1905): a context for Sibelius's Violin Concerto

  • Chapter 3: Composing the Violin Concerto

  • Part 2:

  • Chapter 4: Regional and Transnational Traditions of Violin Playing

  • Chapter 5: The Violin Concerto on Record

  • Chapter 6: Legacies

  • Additional Sources for Reading and Listening

  • Index



About the author

Tina K. Ramnarine is Professor of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. Following a career as an orchestral violinist she has held academic appointments in music and anthropology. Her books include Ilmatar's Inspirations: Nationalism, Globalization, and the Changing Soundscapes of Finnish Folk Music (Chicago University Press, 2003) and Global Perspectives on Orchestras: Collective Creativity and Social Agency (Oxford University Press, 2018).

Summary

Jean Sibelius's Violin Concerto is the story of Sibelius as performer and composer, of violin performing traditions, of histories of musical transmission, and of virtuosity itself. It investigates the history and legacy of one of the most recorded concertos in the violin repertoire.

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Ramnarine's book is highly informative and very easy to read.

Product details

Authors Tina K. Ramnarine, Tina K. (Professor of Music Ramnarine
Publisher Oxford University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.08.2020
 
EAN 9780190611545
ISBN 978-0-19-061154-5
No. of pages 160
Series The Oxford Keynotes Series
Oxford Keynotes
Subject Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs

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