Soviet Composers and the Development of Soviet Music

Soviet Composers and the Development of Soviet Music (1970) is a thought-provoking review of Soviet music and musicians. The lives and works of some two dozen major Soviet composers are discussed, and insight is provided into Soviet thinking about music, and thinking about the arts.

List of contents

Part 1. Soviet Russian Cultural Ideology and Music 1. Before October 2. Axes of Development 3. Music and Politicians: Lunacharsky and Others 4. Music and Revolution: 1917–32 5. Music and Reaction: 1932– Part 2. The Older Generation of Soviet Composers 6. Ippolitov-Ivanov 7. Reinhold Gliere 8. Sergei Vasilenko 9. Boris Asaf’ev 10. Nikolai Miaskovsky 11. Dmitrii Arakishvili 12. Uzeir Gadzhibekov 13. Sergei Prokofieff Part 3. The Middle Generation of Soviet Composers 14. Iurii Shaporin 15. Dmitrii Shostakovich 16. Vissarion Shebalin 17. Aram Khachaturian 18. Dmitrii Kabalevsky 19. Tikhon Khrennikov 20. Georgii Sviridov 21. Andrei Balanchivadze Part 4. The Younger Generation of Soviet Composers 22. Rodion Shchedrin 23. German Galynin 24. Otar Taktakishvili 25. Kara Karaev 26. Fikret Amirov 27. Other Young Composers

About the author

Stanley Dale Krebs was the first American to be enrolled at Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Conservatory, and whose works were played in America and abroad. He was conductor of the Santa Maria (California) Symphony Orchestra, and was Associate Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Summary

Soviet Composers and the Development of Soviet Music (1970) is a thought-provoking review of Soviet music and musicians. The lives and works of some two dozen major Soviet composers are discussed, and insight is provided into Soviet thinking about music, and thinking about the arts.

Product details

• Authors: Stanley Dale Krebs, Krebs Stanley Dale
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032879321
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3287932-1
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Society
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Cultural Studies, European History, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Social and cultural history, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Composers and songwriters, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Marxism & Communism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era