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245 10 a| Ferruccio Busoni :b| "a musical Ishmael" /c| Della Couling.;

260 a| Lanham, MD :b| Scarecrow Press,c| 2005.;

300 a| xvi, 391 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-372) and index.;

505 00 t| Early childhood --t| Vienna debut, touring, first compositions --t| Graz, Trieste, Frohnleiten, Vienna, November 1879 to November 1886 --t| Leipzig, December 1886 to September 1888 --t| Helsinki, marriage, and Moscow, September 1888 to August 1891 --t| Boston and New York, August 1891 to April 1894 --t| Berlin, April 1894 to 1902 --t| Berlin, return to the USA, touring, piano concerto, 1902 to 1906 --t| Vienna, Die Brautwahl, 1906 to 1913 --t| Bologna, Berlin, USA, 1913 to 1915 --t| Zurich, 1915 to 1920 --t| Return to Berlin, Doktor Faust, final years, 1920 to 1924.;

520 a| This book is the first full-length biography of Busoni since Edward Dent's in 1933. It contains a significant amount of material unavailable to Dent and is not written under the restrictions imposed by Busoni's widow and the demands of others at the time. Drawing largely on Busoni's own letters to his parents, wife and many friends, as well as other material now available in manuscript or published form, Couling offers a picture of this complex genius, a Faustian figure torn between his allegiances to Germany and Italy and the pressure (and attractions) of life as a celebrity virtuoso pianist, composer, family man, and restless seeker after solitude and contemplation. Busoni's radical ideas about music was, is, and could be drew fire from his more conservative contemporaries. His thoughts on musical notation, opera, and the division of the scale were well ahead of his time, but, in many cases, are common currency today. Busoni went into voluntary exile in Switzerland during World War I, unwilling to take sides, and only recently has the veil been gradually lifted from his work and theories. This book shines a revealing light on Busoni's life, concepts, and profound influence on contemporary musical aesthetics and practice.;

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Ferruccio Busoni : "a musical Ishmael" / Della Couling.

Author/creator	Couling, Della
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2005.
Description	xvi, 391 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Busoni, Ferruccio, 1866-1924. Composers--Biography.

Contents	Early childhood -- Vienna debut, touring, first compositions -- Graz, Trieste, Frohnleiten, Vienna, November 1879 to November 1886 -- Leipzig, December 1886 to September 1888 -- Helsinki, marriage, and Moscow, September 1888 to August 1891 -- Boston and New York, August 1891 to April 1894 -- Berlin, April 1894 to 1902 -- Berlin, return to the USA, touring, piano concerto, 1902 to 1906 -- Vienna, Die Brautwahl, 1906 to 1913 -- Bologna, Berlin, USA, 1913 to 1915 -- Zurich, 1915 to 1920 -- Return to Berlin, Doktor Faust, final years, 1920 to 1924.
Abstract	This book is the first full-length biography of Busoni since Edward Dent's in 1933. It contains a significant amount of material unavailable to Dent and is not written under the restrictions imposed by Busoni's widow and the demands of others at the time. Drawing largely on Busoni's own letters to his parents, wife and many friends, as well as other material now available in manuscript or published form, Couling offers a picture of this complex genius, a Faustian figure torn between his allegiances to Germany and Italy and the pressure (and attractions) of life as a celebrity virtuoso pianist, composer, family man, and restless seeker after solitude and contemplation. Busoni's radical ideas about music was, is, and could be drew fire from his more conservative contemporaries. His thoughts on musical notation, opera, and the division of the scale were well ahead of his time, but, in many cases, are common currency today. Busoni went into voluntary exile in Switzerland during World War I, unwilling to take sides, and only recently has the veil been gradually lifted from his work and theories. This book shines a revealing light on Busoni's life, concepts, and profound influence on contemporary musical aesthetics and practice.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-372) and index.
LCCN	2004010740
ISBN	0810851423 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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