After the Rite: Stravinsky's Path to Neoclassicism (1914-1925) - Hardcover

Carr, Maureen A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199742936 ISBN 13: 9780199742936

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2014

Synopsis

After the Rite: Stravinsky's Path to Neoclassicism (1914-1925) traces the evolution of Stravinsky's compositional style as he searched for his own voice in the explosive musical world of the early 20th century as he responded to harsh criticisms of his work. Author Maureen Carr presents new transcriptions and sophisticated analyses of selected musical sketches to show the genesis of Stravinsky's musical ideas as he forayed into surrealism, classicism, and abstraction to develop his signature Neoclassical style. Carr's innovative and detailed examination of the metamorphosis of Igor Stravinsky's compositional style is an invaluable contribution to the literature concerning this iconic 20th century composer.

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About the Author

Maureen A. Carr is a Distinguished Professor of Music and teaches undergraduate and graduate music theory at the Pennsylvania State University. A scholar of the music of Igor Stravinsky, she has studied his manuscripts and other documents extensively at the Stravinsky Archive of the Paul Sacher Stiftung in Basel, Switzerland, as well as at archives in Paris and London. Her previous writings include Multiple Masks: Neoclassicism in Stravinsky's Works on Greek Subjects and Stravinsky's Histoire du soldat: A Facsimile of the Sketches. Her most recent publication, Stravinsky's Pulcinella: A Facsimile of the Sources and Sketches, received a Citation of Special Merit for her book from the Society for Music Theory (SMT).

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199742936
• ISBN 13: 9780199742936
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 356