Chopin's Polish Ballade Op. 38 as Narrative of National Martyrdom by Jonathan Bellman

Chopin's Polish Ballade Op. 38 as Narrative of National Martyrdom by Jonathan Bellman

Chopin's Polish Ballade examines the Second Ballade, Op. 38, and how that work gave voice to the Polish cultural preoccupations of the 1830s, using musical conventions from French opera and amateur piano music. This approach provides answers to several persistent questions about the work's form, programmatic content, and poetic inspiration.

his connections with present performance concerns are also compelling.. the book is a welcome invitation to reconsider what approaches we might take to performing and listening to this music today. * Matthew Gelbart, Music and Letters *
This book is highly recommendable to performers and music students alike * Philip Borg-Wheeler, Classical Music *

Jonathan Bellman, a pianist and musicologist, earned his doctorate at Stanford University and is now Professor and Head of Academic Studies in Music at the University of Northern Colorado. He has published articles in a variety of musicology journals. His primary research interests include nineteenth-century musical style and performance practices, especially involving Frederic Chopin and musical exoticism.

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ISBN 13	9780195338867
ISBN 10	0195338863
Title	Chopin's Polish Ballade Op. 38 as Narrative of National Martyrdom
Author	Jonathan Bellman
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	2009-11-12
Number of pages	216
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