Lutoslawski on Music - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081084804X ISBN 13: 9780810848047

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2007

Synopsis

The writings of twentieth-century Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski reveal many important aspects of his approach to music and his viewpoints as an artist and as a man. In Lutoslawski on Music, the first full collection of writings by this famous composer, Zbigniew Skowron has amassed an exciting assortment of essays, speeches, lectures, and articles, many of which are newly translated in English and previously unpublished.

After an introductory autobiography, the writings, grouped in five parts, illustrate various aspects of the composer's creativity, and discuss musical form, compositional technique, and perception. Lutoslawski examines his own works as well as those of other composers, and expresses his views on crucial aspects of twentieth-century music, including the role of Schoenberg and Debussy and the impact of the western avant-garde of the 1950s. The book also contains Lutoslawski's Artistic Diary, his "notebook of ideas" written from 1959 to 1984 containing intensely personal reflections that do not appear in his public speeches and writings. Concluding with a select bibliography, this collection will give readers a unique and comprehensive overview of the man and his music, encouraging a full appreciation of Lutoslawski's compositional technique and aesthetic views, as well as his position in the history of twentieth-century music.

About this title

About the Author

Zbigniew Skowron is professor at the Institute of Musicology at the University of Warsaw and the editor of Lutoslawski Studies (2001).

Review

The production and editorial work are uniformly excellent....Very highly recommended. (CAML Review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 081084804X
• ISBN 13: 9780810848047
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 372
• Editor: Skowron Zbigniew