{"product_id":"shostakovich-studies-paperback-9780521028318","title":"Shostakovich Studies (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521028318","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eShostakovich Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese eleven essays lay a foundation for a proper understanding of Shostakovich's musical language and provide new insights into issues surrounding his composition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Fanning (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521028318, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e292 pages, 2 tables  49 music examples\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.43 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'… the best attempt to date to examine the importance of the music, starting from the music itself. It is also the most authoritative study of the composer available, bringing together essays by most of the top Russian-Soviet music and Shostakovich scholars … Rather than simply adding to an overcrowded bookshelf, this one, by turning to the music raises the level of the debate on Shostakovich, pointing the way to future Russian-Soviet music scholarship.' Tempo\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFew composers' posthumous reputations have grown as steadily as Shostakovich's. Yet outside the concert hall the focus of attention seems to have been on the extraordinary circumstances of his life rather than on the music itself. This book seeks to show that the power of his work stems as much from its craftsmanship as from its political and personal context. The theoretical chapters lay the foundation for a proper understanding of Shostakovich's musical language for the first time in the West. The social context is not neglected, however, and alongside many new insights spread through the book, a substantial and provocative chapter considers the issues surrounding the composition of the Fifth Symphony. The eleven essays in the volume draw together some of the finest scholars of Russian music in Europe, Russia and America.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: talking about eggs: musicology and Shostakovich David Fanning\u003cbr\u003e 2. Public lies and unspeakable truth: interpreting Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony Richard Taruskin\u003cbr\u003e 3. Form in Shostakovich's instrumental works Yuriy Kholopov\u003cbr\u003e 4. Russian theorists on modality in Shostakovich's music Ellon D. Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e 5.The cycle of structure and the cycle of meaning: the Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 67 Patrick McCreless\u003cbr\u003e 6. Leitmotif in Lady Macbeth David Fanning\u003cbr\u003e 7. From Lady Macbeth to Katerina: Shostakovich's versions and revisions Laurel E. Fay\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Golden Age: the true story of the première Manashir Yakubov\u003cbr\u003e 9. 'And art made tongue-tied by authority': Shostakovich's song-cycles Dorothea Redepenning\u003cbr\u003e 10. A debt repaid? Some observations on Shostakovich and his late-period recognition of Britten Eric Roseberry\u003cbr\u003e 11. Shostakovich and Schnittke: the erosion of symphonic syntax Alexander Ivashkin\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Individual%20composers%20\u0026amp;%20musicians,%20specific%20bands%20\u0026amp;%20groups%20%5BAVH%5D%22\"\u003eAVH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004641923352,"sku":"9780521028318","price":51.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521452397_58af3975-f778-41e0-a702-1790f0afe350.jpg?v=1694964789","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/shostakovich-studies-paperback-9780521028318","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}