Shostakovich''s Ballets and the Search for Soviet Dance

Author Laura E. Kennedy examines the three ballets composed by Dmitri Shostakovich during the early Stalinist period, showing how he aimed to create Soviet ballet until his third ballet was condemned in 1936, when he subsequently abandoned the genre. Throughout the book, she draws on extensive archival materials from St. Petersburg and Moscow--many not previously published--and argues that the three ballets illuminate his interest in the genre, the creative resources available to him, and the artistic and political pressures under which he worked.

Info autore

Laura E. Kennedy is a scholar of Russian music and ballet and a specialist on Dmitri Shostakovich. She has travelled and researched extensively in Russia. With a Ph.D. in historical musicology from the University of Michigan, she has held the Charles Ezra Daniel Associate Professorship at Furman University and is currently Head of Music at Blanchelande College. She lives in Great Britain.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Laura E. Kennedy, Laura E. (Head of Music Kennedy
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 29.04.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto
• EAN: 9780197698051
• ISBN: 978-0-19-769805-1
• Numero di pagine: 208
• Categorie: PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical & Ballet; MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Ballet; Ballet