{"product_id":"alexander-tcherepnin-the-saga-of-a-russian-emigre-composer-hardback-9780253349385","title":"Alexander Tcherepnin; The Saga of a Russian Emigré Composer (Hardback) 9780253349385","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlexander Tcherepnin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Saga of a Russian Emigré Composer\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLudmila Korabelnikova (Author), Anna Winestein (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253349385\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 10 b\u0026amp;w illus., 76 music exx.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.2 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . . Extensive extracts from Tcherepnin's articles, diaries, and letters offer detailed accounts of his compositional process. Among the attributes of this volume are the appendixes, which include, in addition to the one mentioned above, the composer's 'Basic Elements of My Musical Language,' e.g., 'rhythm liberated from pitch,' the nine—step scale, and bird calls used as musical material (appendix 2), and a chronological catalog of Tcherepnin's more than 100 compositions plus a discography of an even greater number of CD and LP recordings (appendix 3). . . . Recommended.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \". . . first monograph-length study of the composer Alexander Tcherepnin, whose career, by force of history and personal circumstance, uniquely stretched from Russia to the Caucasus to Europe to Asia to America.Vol. 68.1 Jan. 2009\"—Anna Nisnevich, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Pittsburgh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Korabelnikova's volume is an important contribution to the relatively sparse literature on Tcherepnin currently available in English. It shows Tcherepnin not only as a composer, but also as a critic, family man, and pedagogue. . . One hopes that the book will revive public interest in Tcherepnin the man and his music.Vol. 53.3 Fall 2009\"—Tony H. Lin, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of California, Berkeley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Korabelnikova's Saga of a Russian Emigré Composer succeeds in its goal of becoming an important first step toward assessing and coming to terms with the creative legacy of Alexander Tcherepnin. 65.2 Dec. 2008\"—\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"It is . . . a pleasure to be able to welcome the appearance of Ludmila Korabelnikova's account of the life of Aleksandr Cherepnin, which adds significantly to our knowledge both of the composer himself and of the fate of Russian music beyond the borders of the Soviet Union.July 2009\"—\u003ci\u003eSlavonic \u0026amp; East European Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The book is unquestionably an important contribution to the field, being the first substantial scholarly study of Tcherepnin's life and works.\"—Malcolm Hamrick Brown, \u003ci\u003eProfessor Emeritus, Indiana University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudmila Korabelnikova recounts the life and times of Alexander Tcherepnin, a prolific and often emulated composer who produced four operas, 13 ballets, four symphonies, numerous orchestral and chamber works, and more than 200 piano pieces. He was born in Russia in 1899 to a family of musicians and artists. However, Aaron Copland referred to him as \"an honorary American composer\" and Toru Takemitsu called him \"a father figure of Japanese music.\" Korabelnikova focuses not only on the biographical elements of Tcherepnin's story, but also on his music and its technical innovations. She includes extended quotations by the composer himself and selective analytical commentary, based on primary sources and contemporaneous accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. In the Hills of Georgia\u003cbr\u003e 3. Air and Bread of Emigration\u003cbr\u003e 4. European Destiny: the Paris School\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Four Corners of the Globe\u003cbr\u003e 6. In the Composer's Workshop\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Russian Composer\u003cbr\u003e 8. Finale\u003cbr\u003e Appendix I\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction-Tcherepnin About Himself\u003cbr\u003e  Alexander Tcherepnin, A Short Autobiography\u003cbr\u003e Appendix II\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction- Alexander Tcherepnin About His Compositional Technique\u003cbr\u003e  Alexander Tcherepnin, Basic Elements of my Musical Language\u003cbr\u003e Appendix III\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction-The Musical Heritage of Alexander Tcherepnin\u003cbr\u003e  The Music of Alexander Tcherepnin: A Chronological Catalogue\u003cbr\u003e  Discography\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520406384920,"sku":"9780253349385","price":30.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/alexander-tcherepnin-the-saga-of-a-russian-emigre-composer-hardback-9780253349385","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}