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Electra Slonimsky Yourke Nicolas Slonimsky Dear Dorothy (Hardback)
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- Book Title
- Dear Dorothy
- Publication Name
- Dear Dorothy
- Title
- Dear Dorothy
- Subtitle
- Letters from Nicolas Slonimsky to Dorothy Adlow
- Contributor
- Electra Slonimsky Yourke (Edited by)
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 1580463959
- EAN
- 9781580463959
- ISBN
- 9781580463959
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Genre
- Music, Literary Collections
- Release Year
- 2012
- Release Date
- 15/12/2012
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1in
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Item Weight
- 0 Oz
- Series
- Eastman Studies in Music
- Original Language
- English
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Type
- Textbook
- Topic
- History & Criticism, Letters, General, Individual Composer & Musician
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Number of Pages
- 360 Pages
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The fascinating letters of conductor-author Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) to his wife, sharing his adventures as he traveled around the world to conduct new American music. In the mid-twentieth century renowned musicologist, conductor, and lexicographer Nicolas Slonimsky traveled to cities throughout the world to play and conduct music of the American avant-garde. From trips to Paris, Berlin, Havana, New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, and Moscow, Slonimsky wrote letters to his wife, the art critic Dorothy Adlow, vividly and humorously describing his adventures. Dear Dorothy: Letters from NicolasSlonimsky to Dorothy Adlow is a collection of these missives. Though personal, they chronicle Slonimsky's work as an ambassador of modern music who introduced twentieth-century composers, particularly American composers, to audiences worldwide. Full of his admired wit and energy, the letters recount his performances, rehearsals, lectures, day-to-day activities in foreign cities and concert halls, and the anxieties of stretching limited funds to cover an ever-expanding itinerary. They also reveal a side of Slonimsky not seen from his other published writings: a man with deep devotion to his wife and family. Annotated and with an introduction by Slonimsky's daughter, Electra Slonimsky Yourke, this collection documents the meeting of historic musical cultures-Old World Europe, the Soviet Union, and the vibrant countries of Latin America-with the modernist music of the United States. Written in a lively, humorous style, these letters will be of interest to scholars and students of American music and social historians as well as musicians, music lovers, and concertgoers. Electra Slonimsky Yourke is the daughter ofNicolas Slonimsky and Dorothy Adlow, and editor of several collections of her father's work, including The Listener's Companion and the four-volume Writings on Music. Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was a Renaissance man in the modern-music world of the mid-twentieth century. Composer, conductor, critic, and lexicographer, he authored many books including Lexicon of Musical Invective: Critical Assaults on Composers since Beethoven's Time and a memoir, Perfect Pitch.
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Publisher
University of Rochester Press
ISBN-10
1580463959
ISBN-13
9781580463959
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113341860
Product Key Features
Original Language
English
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History & Criticism, Letters, General, Individual Composer & Musician
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Genre
Music, Literary Collections
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
95
Lc Classification Number
Ml422
Volume Number
Vol. 95
Reviews
Even franker than Slonimsky's 1988 memoirs Perfect Pitch: A Life Story . . . . Slonimsky was alert to piano gossip during his trips. . . . A genial wit., These are delightful letters, elegantly written, fastidiously edited, and, in addition to the valuable contextual information they provide, create a picture of a uniquely positive and generous human being. MUSIC & LETTERS [Peter Dickinson] Even franker than Slonimsky's 1988 memoirs Perfect Pitch: A Life Story . . . . Slonimsky was alert to piano gossip during his trips. . . . A genial wit. INTERNATIONAL PIANO [Benjamin Ivry] Slonimsky (1894-95) was an important adjunct to the world of "modern" music during much of the 20th century. . . . The letters . . . are affectionate, charming, . . . sometimes astonishing. They reveal much . . . about Slonimsky's travels and concert giving, and the difficulties composers faced (between 1931 and 1963). CHOICE [W. Metcalfe] This remarkable, edifying collection of letters vividly illuminates the personality, unique ideas, and musical journeys of Nicolas Slonimsky, one of the most eloquent musical figures of the twentieth century. --Sabine Feisst, author of Schoenberg's New World: The American Years Readers join Dorothy Adlow as her husband, the indefatigable Nicolas Slonimsky, regales her with his musicological adventures and journeys of self-discovery. Thanks to his epistolary habit and her archivist inclinations, we see the personal Slonimsky as well as the "roving ambassador from the world of new music," the proud linguist and humorist, the collector of scores and acquaintances, and one of the twentieth century's most beloved musical polymaths at work. --Denise Von Glahn, professor of musicology, Florida State University.
Publication Name
Dear Dorothy : Letters from Nicolas Slonimsky to Dorothy Adlow
Table of Content
Foreword by Carol J. OjaIntroductionDorothy AdlowConducting in Havana, Paris, Berlin, Budapest, San Francisco, New York, 1931-32The Hollywood Bowl, 1933Latin America, 1941-42The Soviet Union and Surrounding Lands, 1962-63
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Decimal
780.92
Series
Eastman Studies in Music Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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