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The struggle for control of Soviet music from 1932 to 1948 : socialist realism vs. western formalism /

During the sixteen critical years of tumultuous artistic upheaval from 1932-1948, the Soviet Union's cultural authorities strove diligently to establish and refine a functional administrative infrastructure with which to direct and control Soviet Music. Yet in reality, this music policy system...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Herrala, Meri E. (Meri Elisabet), 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.
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  • A Note on Transliteration; Abbreviations; Abstract; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Problems of Soviet Music Research; From an Emphasis on Stalin to other "Actors"; Political and Ideaological Control of Soviet Music; Methodology; The Patron-Client Relationship; Soviet Subjectivism and Political Rhetoric; Sorces and Archives; Content of the Chapters; Part 1; Chapter 1- The Development of Soviet Cultural Policy; The Year 1932 as a Watershed; The Union of Soviet Composers; Development of Socialist Realism; Socialist Realism in Music.
  • Chapter 2- The Creation of Soviet Opera in the 1930'sDubious Fate of 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District'; Shostakovich's Opera as an Approved Opera; Pravada and the Socialist Realism of 'Lady Macbeth'; The Repercussions of the "Lady Macbeth Scandal"; Chapter 3- Discussions in the Soviet Music during 1936-1937; From Shostakovish's Mistakes to the Dangers of Formalism; Soviet Music Criticism and Sollertinksy in the Firing Line; Down with the Remnants of RAPM! "Cultural Conspiracy" Undermines the Purity of Soviet Realism.
  • Fromer RAPM Elements are Dislodged Leading to the Deminse of Cheliapov and KerzhentsevPart 2; Chapter 4- Anti-Formalist Campaign in 1946-1948; Muradeli's Opera on Trial; The Polemics of 'The Great Friendship'; Faults in the Music of Muradeli's Opera; Faults in the Content of Muradeli's Opera; Mismanagement in the Financing of the Opera; Repercussions of the Muradeli's Affair; A Reduction of Funding at the Expense of Quality; Lebedev's Struggle as a Mediator; Chapter 5- Elite Hierarchies and Entrenched Conflicts of Intrest Are Revealed Within the Union of Soviet Composers.
  • The Road to Financial AuditsMuzfond's Assets Must Be Audited!; The Audit of the Ministry of State Control; Violations Regarding the Payment of Grants; Noninterest Loans; Author's Royalities and Sheet Music Production; Sheet Music Production; Creative Resorts and Work-Related Trips; Housing and Facilities for Everyday Needs; Repercussions from the Investigations; Muradeli Tries to Escape Scot-Free; Questions Remain About the Results of the Audits; Chapter 6- Boris Asaf'yev's Impact on the Part Line of Soviet Music in 1948; The History of Asaf'yev's Musicological Ideas.
  • Many Author of Asaf'yev's 1948 SpeechThe Relationship Between Asaf'yev's and Zhdanov's Theories; The Mystery of Asaf'yev's Letter to Audrey Zhdanov; Chapter 7- Sergey Prokofiev's Response to the Resolution; The Question of an All-Union Congress; Boris Khaykin's Different Faces; A Furious Attack on Prokofiev and His Opera; Khrennikov Gives Prokofiev a Slap on the Wrist; Prokofiev's Response to "Unjustified Criticism"; The Problem of Creating Soviet Opera; Part 3; Chapter 8- Frol Skobeyev and All One's Heart; Khrennikov Asserts His Authority; Khrennikov Wins the Round.