David Brown

Musorgsky

His Life and Works

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Produktbeschreibung

Childhood and early years -- The making of a composer I -- The making of a composer II -- The early songs I -- Salammbo -- The early songs II -- St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain: more songs -- The marriage: towards Boris -- Boris Godunov: composition and production -- Boris Godunov: the music -- Life alongside Boris I: The nursery completed -- Life alongside Boris II: Khovanshchina begun -- Two relationships: Pictures at an exhibition and Sunless -- Khovanshchina -- Songs and dances of death: last songs -- Sorochintsy Fair -- Final years -- Postlude: the century since.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 620g
• ISBN-13: 9780199735525
• ISBN-10: 0199735522
• Artikelnr.: 27985371

Autorenporträt

David Brown is Professor of Musicology Emeritus at the University of Southampton. The editor of the New Grove Russian Masters series, he is one of the leading authorities on nineteenth-century Russian music.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Illustrations
1.: Childhood and early years
2.: The making of a composer: I
3.: The making of a composer: II
4.: The early songs: I
5.: Salammbô
6.: The early songs: II
7.: St John's Night on the Bare Mountain more songs
8.: The Marriage: towards Boris
9.: Boris Godunov: composition and production
10.: Boris Godunov
11.: Life alongside Boris - The Nursery completed, A note on Musorgsky's spelling of his name
12.: Life alongside Boris II: Khovanshchina begun
13.: Two relationships: Pictures at an Exhibition and Sunless
14.: Khovanshchina
15.: Songs and Dances of Death: Last songs
16.: Sorochintsy Fair
17.: Final years
18.: Postlude: the century since
Appendices
A.: Calendar
B.: List of works
C.: Personalia
D.: Select bibliography
Index