Petrushka : sources and contexts / edited by Andrew Wachtel.

Other author Wachtel, Andrew, editor.
Format Book
Publication InfoEvanston, IL : Northwestern University Press, 1998.
Descriptionix, 169 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), music ; 27 cm
Subjects

Contents Petrushka in the context of Russian modernist culture / Andrew Wachtel -- The ballet's libretto / Andrew Wachtel -- Fokine's Petrushka / Tim Scholl -- Shrovetide revelry: Alexandre Benois's contribution to Petrushka / Janet Kennedy -- Stravinsky's Petrushka / Richard Taruskin -- The libretto of Petrushka / Andrew Wachtel -- Correspondence of Igor Stravinsky and Alexandre Benois regarding Petrushka / edited and translated by Andrew Wachtel.
Abstract In this book, four distinguished scholars offer a detailed exploration of the ballet Petrushka, which premiered in Paris in 1911 and became one of the most important and influential theatrical works of the modernist period.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 157-160) and index.
LCCN 98012189
ISBN0810115662 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.S932 P43 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold