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The music of Sergei Prokofiev / Neil Minturn.
| Author/creator | Minturn, Neil |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1997. |
| Description | xiii, 241 pages : music ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Composers of the twentieth century Composers of the twentieth century. ^A258186 |
| Contents | Approaching the music -- Constancy and change -- Analytical categories -- Piano music -- Orchestral music -- Chamber music -- Concertos -- Vocal music -- Some thoughts in closing -- Appendix: Some pertinent set and set-class relations. |
| Abstract | This important book is the first comprehensive analytical study of the music of Sergei Prokofiev. The author sets the prolific Russian composer's work in historical, cultural, and autobiographical context and examines a generous and representative sampling of his compositions from a theoretical point of view. The author finds a central theme of Prokofiev's oeuvre to be the interplay between tradition and innovation. He discusses the composer's diverse compositional procedures (tonal versus "modern" devices), as well as the political and cultural influences on Prokofiev's works. This book shows how the content and structure of individual pieces and movements took shape, how Prokofiev developed the notion of five musical lines, and how the idea of the "wrong note" in his music plays out. A surprisingly consistent harmonic and rhythmic sense permeates Prokofiev's evolving style, as measured by relatively "harmonic" or "contrapuntal" emphasis. The author analyzes works for piano, orchestra, various chamber ensembles, and voice (including the opera The Gambler) and considers works in each category from various periods in Prokofiev's career. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-233) and index. |
| LCCN | 96027064 |
| ISBN | 0300063660 (cloth : alk. paper) |