Harmony and Discord: Music and the Transformation of Russian Cultural Life (New Cultural History of Music)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (997 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199735263 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She has published articles in Music and Letters, RussianReview, and History of Education Quarterly.. She grew up in Jamestown, North Dakota and was previously a postdoctoral fellow of the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation (2003-2004). Lynn Sargeant is Associate Professor of History at California State University, Fullerton
Our understanding of Russian musical culture would not be complete without Sargeant's painstaking research in the period of 1857-1917. The book deserves the highest praise for its value to both historians and musicians." --Slavic and East European Journal"The value of this volume extends beyond Russian music to music in general. Highly recommended." --Choice"A landmark study." --Notes. "The book sets a good example of the common ground between historians and musicologistsAn important contribution to recent scholarship as it adds the backbone to the more familiar narrative
Sargeant demonstrates that the successful development of a Russian musical infrastructure salved persistent anxieties about Russia's place vis-à-vis its European cultural competitors. Harmony and Discord: Music and the Transformation of Russian Cultural Life explores the complex development of Russian musical life during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Remarkably, the institutions developed by the Russian Musical Society survived the upheavals of war and revolution to become the foundation for the Soviet musical system.A wealth of historical documentation makes Harmony and Discord required reading for musicologists, sociologists and histo