| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Note |
"The first edition of this book appeared as volume 2 in the series California Studies in 20th-Century Music." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Decadence : Tchaikovsky at the edge -- Interlude : Symbolism's Nutcracker -- Syncretism : Rimsky-Korsakov and Belsky -- Interlude : Klara Milich -- Theurgy : Scriabin and the impossible -- Interlude : another church musician writes an opera -- Mimesis : Prokofiev's demons -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"Acclaimed for treading new ground in operatic studies of the period, Simon Morrison's influential and now-classic text explores music and the occult during the Russian Symbolist movement. Including previously unavailable archival materials about Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, this wholly revised edition is both up to date and revelatory. Topics range from decadence to pantheism, musical devilry to narcotic-infused evocations of heaven, the influence of Wagner, and the significance of contemporaneous Russian literature. Symbolism tested boundaries and reached for extremes so as to imagine art uniting people, facilitating communion with nature, and ultimately transcending reality. Within this framework, Morrison examines four lesser-known works by canonical composers--Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Scriabin, and Sergey Prokofiev--and in this new edition also considers Alexandre Gretchaninoff's Sister Beatrice and Alexander Kastalsky's Klara Milich, while also making the case for reviving Vladimir Rebikov's The Christmas Tree"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Opera -- Russia (Federation) -- 20th century.
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Opera. |
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Russia (Federation) |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Symbolism (Literary movement) -- Russia (Federation) -- History -- 20th century.
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Symbolism (Literary movement) |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Morrison, Simon Alexander, 1964- author. Russian opera and the Symbolist movement Simon Morrison. Second edition. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019] 9780520305465 (DLC) 2019016566 |
| ISBN |
9780520973558 (epub and ePDF) |
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0520973550 |
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9780520305465 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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