Bartok, hungary, and the renewal of tradition: case studies in the intersection of modernity and nationality
Auteur :
Schneider, David E.
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520245037
Date de publication :
6 nov. 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
590 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
It is well known that Bela Bartok had an extraordinary ability to synthesize Western art music with the folk music of Eastern Europe. This study presents a different approach to Bartok that acknowledges the composer's debt to a variety of Hungarian music traditions as well as to influential contemporaries such as Igor Stravinsky.