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Russian opera and the symbolist movement /

An aesthetic, historical, and theoretical study of four scores, this book is a groundbreaking and imaginative treatment of the important yet neglected topic of Russian opera in the Silver Age. The text explores how Russian symbolist poets interpreted opera and prompted operatic innovation.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Morrison, Simon Alexander, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Series:California studies in 20th-century music ; 2.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chaikovsky and decadence
  • Rimsky-Korsakov and religious syncretism
  • Scriabin and theurgy
  • Prokofiev and mimesis.