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Sibelius: A Composer's Life and the Awakening of Finland
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- Condition
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- Finland
- ISBN
- 9780226304779
- Item Length
- 1in
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.2in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Music, History
- Topic
- History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Classical, Europe / Scandinavia, Composers & Musicians, Europe / General
- Item Width
- 0.7in
- Item Weight
- 50.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 549 Pages
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One of the twentieth century's greatest composers, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) virtually stopped writing music during the last thirty years of his life. Recasting his mysterious musical silence and his undeniably influential life against the backdrop of Finland's national awakening, Sibelius will be the definitive biography of this creative legend for many years to come. Glenda Dawn Goss begins her sweeping narrative in the Finland of Sibelius's youth, which remained under Russian control for the first five decades of his life. Focusing on previously unexamined events, Goss explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. She goes on to trace Sibelius's relationships with his creative contemporaries, with whom he worked to usher in a golden age of music and art that would endow Finns with a sense of pride in their heritage and encourage their hopes for the possibilities of nationhood. Skillfully evoking this artistic climate--in which Sibelius emerged as a leader--Goss creates a dazzling portrait of the painting, sculpture, literature, and music it inspired. To solve the deepest riddles of Sibelius's life, work, and enigmatic silence, Goss contends, we must understand the awakening in which he played so great a role. Situating this national creative tide in the context of Nordic and European cultural currents, Sibelius dramatically deepens our knowledge of a misunderstood musical giant and an important chapter in the intellectual history of Europe.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226304779
ISBN-13
9780226304779
eBay Product ID (ePID)
127416727
Product Key Features
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Classical, Europe / Scandinavia, Composers & Musicians, Europe / General
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music, History
Number of Pages
549 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
1in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
0.7in
Item Weight
50.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ml410.S54g68 2009
Reviews
"A fascinating and exhaustive study in all things Finnish, not just its most cherished composer. I am finding the book particularly helpful in unravelling the mysteries of Sibelius interpretation - sometimes it takes the unbiased honesty of an outsider (Ms Goss is from the American state of Georgia) to quantify and put things into proper perspective for all of us to appreciate."-Andrew Litton, Classical World, A fascinating and exhaustive study in all things Finnish, not just its most cherished composer. I am finding the book particularly helpful in unravelling the mysteries of Sibelius interpretation--sometimes it takes the unbiased honesty of an outsider (Ms. Goss is from the American state of Georgia) to quantify and put things into proper perspective for all of us to appreciate., Goss's Sibelius is the capstone of her years of careful research. It is extremely informative and engaging to read and should be studied by anyone interested in Sibelius, Finnish history, or the arts in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is the best work that explains the context of Sibelius's life and career., A fascinating and exhaustive study in all things Finnish, not just its most cherished composer. I am finding the book particularly helpful in unravelling the mysteries of Sibelius interpretation-sometimes it takes the unbiased honesty of an outsider (Ms. Goss is from the American state of Georgia) to quantify and put things into proper perspective for all of us to appreciate., "A fascinating and exhaustive study in all things Finnish, not just its most cherished composer. I am finding the book particularly helpful in unravelling the mysteries of Sibelius interpretation-sometimes it takes the unbiased honesty of an outsider (Ms. Goss is from the American state of Georgia) to quantify and put things into proper perspective for all of us to appreciate."-Andrew Litton, Classical World
Publication Name
Sibelius : a Composer's Life and the Awakening of Finland
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Preface: Methods and Miracles, Debts and Confessions Practical Questions: Names and References Abbreviations Towns and Place-Names Introduction PART I A Window to the World The Autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire 1 Finland's Nature: Vårt Land?Our Land 2 Pillars of Finnish Identity 3 Nineteenth-Century Finland: Scènes historiques 4 Imperial Helsinki 5 Crosswinds 6 From Russian Empire to Musical Empire PART II Herää Suomi! / Awake, Finland! 7 Finland from Afar 8 Young Finland and the Carelian Call to Arms 9 Science, Art, and Symbolism 10 Of Sagas and Springtime 11 Aphrodite and the National Project 12 National Aspirations and Symbolist Angst 13 The Politics of the Theatrical 14 From Russia but Not with Love 15 The Finnish Resistance 16 A New Millennium: Helsinki, Paris, the World! 17 Italian Classicism and Finnish Nationalism 18 Country Living and the Finnish National Movement 1905: The Crucial Hour PART III Taide Kuuluu Kaikille / Art Belongs to All 19 Connections East and West 20 Proletarians versus Bourgeoisie 21 Turning Points 22 Onward, Ye Powerful People! 23 The Militaristic State 24 Might Makes Right: The 1930s 25 The Close Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lccn
2009-013833
Dewey Decimal
780.92 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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