Defining Russia Musically: Historical And Hermeneutical Essays

Shows how enlightened aristocrats, reactionary romantics, and the theorists and victims of totalitarianism have variously fashioned their vision of Russian society in musical terms. This book focuses on four individual composers, each characterized both as a self-consciously Russian creator and as a European.

• | By (Author): Richard Taruskin
• | Series:
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 25, 2000
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 616 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0007233485
• | ISBN-13: 9780691070650