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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812944303321

Autore

Tobin R. James <1937->

Titolo

Neoclassical music in America : voices of clarity and restraint / / R. James Tobin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8108-8440-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Collana

Modern Traditionalist Classical Music

Disciplina

780.973/0904

Soggetti

Music - United States - 20th century - History and criticism

Neoclassicism (Music) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 European Influences on American Neoclassicism; 3 Edward Burlingame Hill-A Link to Paris; 4 Walter Piston-Spanning Two Generations; 5 Harold Shapero; 6 Irving Fine; 7 Arthur Berger; 8 Lukas Foss-Early Career; 9 Alexei Haieff; 10 Ingolf Dahl; 11 Louise Talma; 12 John Lessard; 13 Nikolai Lopatnikoff; 14 Aaron Rabushka; 15 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Selected Discography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In Neoclassical Music in America: Voices of Clarity and Restrain, music reviewer and scholar, R. James Tobin explores the origins and fate of neoclassicism, arguing how efforts to define musical neoclassicism as a style largely fail because of the stylistic diversity of the music that fall within its scope. Tobin surveys the careers of various figures, drawing especially on early reviews of performances before offering his own critical assessment of individual works. His examination includes such European influencers, as Igor S