ISBN: 9780226304779

One of the twentieth century’s greatest composers, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) virtually stopped writing music during the last thirty years of his life. Recasting his mysterious music… Mehr…

One of the twentieth century’s greatest composers, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) virtually stopped writing music during the last thirty years of his life. Recasting his mysterious musical silence and his undeniably influential life against the backdrop of Finland’s national awakening, Sibelius will be the definitive biography of this creative legend for many years to come.Glenda Dawn Goss begins her sweeping narrative in the Finland of Sibelius’s youth, which remained under Russian control for the first five decades of his life. Focusing on previously unexamined events, Goss explores the composer’s formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. She goes on to trace Sibelius’s relationships with his creative contemporaries, with whom he worked to usher in a golden age of music and art that would endow Finns with a sense of pride in their heritage and encourage their hopes for the possibilities of nationhood. Skillfully evoking this artistic climate—in which Sibelius emerged as a leader—Goss creates a dazzling portrait of the painting, sculpture, literature, and music it inspired. To solve the deepest riddles of Sibelius’s life, work, and enigmatic silence, Goss contends, we must understand the awakening in which he played so great a role.Situating this national creative tide in the context of Nordic and European cultural currents, Sibelius dramatically deepens our knowledge of a misunderstood musical giant and an important chapter in the intellectual history of Europe. Trade Books>Hardcover>Music>Theory & Criticism>Theory & Criticism, University of Chicago Press Core >2<

2009, ISBN: 9780226304779

Hard cover, New., Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 549 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Figures, Printed music items. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Bran… Mehr…

Hard cover, New., Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 549 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Figures, Printed music items. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers., Chicago, IL, [PU: University of Chicago Press]<

2009, ISBN: 9780226304779

A Composer's Life and the Awakening of Finland, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: University of Chicago Press], University of Chicago Press, 2009