Igor Stravinsky by Jonathan Cross

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Jonathan Cross’s cogent, absorbing biography shows how Stravinsky’s music can be understood against the background of his life in exile, and gives a fresh portrait of a milieu stretching from St Petersburg to Paris and Los Angeles, all seen through the eyes of this fascinating composer.

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Igor Stravinsky by Jonathan Cross

Jonathan Crosss cogent, absorbing biography shows how Stravinskys music can be understood against the background of his life in exile, and gives a fresh portrait of a milieu stretching from St Petersburg to Paris and Los Angeles, all seen through the eyes of this fascinating composer.
Jonathan Cross is Professor of Musicology at the University of Oxford, and Tutor in Music at Christ Church, Oxford. He is the author or editor of many books including The Stravinsky Legacy (1998), The Cambridge Companion to Stravinsky (2003) and Harrison Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus (2009).
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ISBN 13 9781780234946
ISBN 10 1780234945
Title Igor Stravinsky
Author Jonathan Cross
Series Critical Lives
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Reaktion Books
Year published 2015-09-01
Number of pages 224
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