Jewish experience in classical music : Shostakovich and Asia / / edited by Alexander Tentser

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, [United Kingdom] : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (134 p.)
• Disciplina: 780.89924
• Soggetto topico: Jews - Music - History and criticism
• Persona (resp. second.): TentserAlexander
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH AND JEWISH MUSIC; SELF-IMAGERY AND RESILIENCE; SHOSTAKOVICH IN AMERICA; PART II; BREATH IN A RAM'S HORN; SACRED AND PROFANEIN THE MUSIC OF DANIEL ASIA; ON DANIEL ASIA'S SYMPHONIES; EAR TO EAR; CONTRIBUTORS
• Sommario/riassunto: Shostakovich and Asia - this unique combination of two highly dissimilar composers allows us to explore the breadth of influence of traditional Jewish culture on Western classical music in the 20th century and beyond. These two composers speak in different musical languages and have very different personalities. Shostakovich, a 20th century Russian composer living under totalitarian Soviet rule, and Asia, a contemporary Jewish-American composer, are nevertheless connected through time by the ...
• Titolo autorizzato: Jewish experience in classical music
• ISBN: 1-4438-5872-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789253003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II