Neoclassicism in music: from the genesis of the concept through the Schoenberg/Stravinsky polemic
1988; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 26; Issue: 01 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.26-0231
ISSN1943-5975
Autores Tópico(s)Music History and Culture
ResumoThe first historical and critical study of from the genesis of the concept in fin de siecleFrance in the 1870s through the Schoenberg/Stravinsky polemic. By the end of the nineteenth century the traits of classicism in music had become clearly established. This codification cast long shadows over contemporary artists, encouraging a movement away from order, continuity and tradition towards freedom, innovation and novelty - and the term made its first appearance. This study, the first ever critical examination of neoclassicism in music, provides a broad cultural context for the investigation of its origins, then looks in turn at Wagner and the French reaction to him; Saint-Saens, d'Indy, Debussy, Ravel and their French contemporaries; Germany and France in the decade which includes the First World War, with special reference to Thomas Mann and Ferrucio Busoni, and to Jean Cocteau and the New Simplicity; and Igor Stravinsky, the composer most frequently cited in connection with this term. Reprint; first published 1988.
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