The music of Igor Stravinsky / Pieter C. van den Toorn.
| Author/creator | Van den Toorn, Pieter C., 1938- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1983. |
| Description | xxi, 512 pages : music ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Composers of the twentieth century Composers of the twentieth century. ^A258186 |
| Contents | The Firebird (1910). Introduction ; "Danse infernale" ; "Danse infernale" and finale: rhythmic-metric implications ; "Khorovod" -- Petroushka (1911): an introduction to the octatonic pitch collection and its deployment in Stravinsky's music. The lists ; The models ; Some useful (and useless) explanatory notions ; The familiar orientation categories or periods -- Petroushka: the diatonic pitch collection in the music of Stravinsky's "Russian" period. Pitch relations in the first tableau ; Russian folk music in "Russian" music ; Repercussions -- Le Sacre du Printemps [The Rite of Spring] (1913). Pitch relations ; Conclusions ; Some general considerations ; Rhythmic-metric implications -- Three Pieces for String Quartet (1914). Some general considerations ; Pitch relations ; Conclusions -- Les Noces [The Wedding] (1917). Pitch relations ; Conclusions -- Histoire du Soldat [Soldier's Tale] (1918). Pitch relations ; Looking ahead: two neoclassical examples ; Some general considerations -- Rhythmic (or metric) invention. Histoire du Soldat (1918) and Renard (1916) ; Repercussions -- The neoclassical initiative. Change of life ; Some general considerations ; Pitch relations -- "Minor-major third" emphasis. "Basle" Concerto in D (1946) ; Symphony in Three Movements (1945): nos. 112-18 ; Danses concertantes (1942) ; Babel (1944) ; Symphony of Psalms (1930): third movement, nos. 0-3 ; Oedipus Rex (1927): nos. 166-70 ; Orpheus (1947) ; Conclusions -- Octatonic "progressions". "Dominant-seventh" complexes -- The dominant-tonic relation. Octet (1923) ; Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1920) ; Symphony of Psalms (1930): First movement ; Symphony in Three Movements (1945) ; Oedipus Rex (1927): Act 1, nos. 27-45 -- The serial period. Change of life ; Agon (1953-1957) ; Canticum sacrum (1955) -- The serial period (II). The Flood (1962) ; Abraham and Isaac (1963) et al. ; A conclusion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-505) and index. |
| LCCN | 82002560 |
| ISBN | 0300026935 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.S932 V36 1983 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |