Shostakovich and His World by Laurel E Fay

Shostakovich and His World by Laurel E Fay

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Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) has a reputation as one of the leading composers of the twentieth century. This work expands the traditional purview of Shostakovich's world, exploring the composer's creativity and art in terms of the expectations - historical, cultural, and political - that forged them.

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Shostakovich and His World by Laurel E Fay

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) has a reputation as one of the leading composers of the twentieth century. This work expands the traditional purview of Shostakovich's world, exploring the composer's creativity and art in terms of the expectations - historical, cultural, and political - that forged them.
"An important contribution to the discussion on Shostakovich"--Library Journal
Laurel E. Fay is an independent scholar and author of "Shostakovich: A Life", which won the 2001 Otto Kinkeldey Award of the American Musicological Society. She has written and lectured extensively on Russian and Soviet music.
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ISBN 13 9780691120690
ISBN 10 0691120692
Title Shostakovich and His World
Author Laurel E Fay
Series The Bard Music Festival
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Princeton University Press
Year published 2004-08-15
Number of pages 432
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.