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Carl Nielsen and the Idea of Modernism
Daniel M. Grimley
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Description for Carl Nielsen and the Idea of Modernism
Hardback. A critical re-evaluation of the music of Carl Nielsen which examines its context and relationship to musical modernism. Num Pages: 334 pages, 52, 6 black and white, 46 line drawing. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676. 334 pages, 52, 6 black and white, 46 line drawing. A critical re-evaluation of the music of Carl Nielsen which examines its context and relationship to musical modernism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 27. Weight: 750.
A critical re-evaluation of the music of Carl Nielsen which examines its context and relationship to musical modernism. Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) is one of the most playful, life-affirming and awkward voices in twentieth-century music. His work resists easy stylistic categorisation or containment, yet its melodic richness and harmonic vitality are immediately appealing and engaging. Nielsen's symphonies, concertos and operas are an increasingly prominent feature of the international repertoire, and his songs remain perennially popular at home in Denmark. But his work has only rarely attracted sustained critical attention within the scholarly community; he remains arguably the most underrated composer ... Read more
A critical re-evaluation of the music of Carl Nielsen which examines its context and relationship to musical modernism. Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) is one of the most playful, life-affirming and awkward voices in twentieth-century music. His work resists easy stylistic categorisation or containment, yet its melodic richness and harmonic vitality are immediately appealing and engaging. Nielsen's symphonies, concertos and operas are an increasingly prominent feature of the international repertoire, and his songs remain perennially popular at home in Denmark. But his work has only rarely attracted sustained critical attention within the scholarly community; he remains arguably the most underrated composer ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
334
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843835813
SKU
V9781843835813
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About Daniel M. Grimley
DANIEL M. GRIMLEY is Professor of Music, University of Oxford. Tutorial Fellow, Merton College. Associate Head (Research) of Humanities. Daniel Grimley's latest book was recently published by CUP at the end of 2018: Delius and the Sound of Place. Grimley has published various books with Boydell.
Reviews for Carl Nielsen and the Idea of Modernism
One closes Carl Nielsen and the Idea of Modernism grateful for what one has learned [...] and resonating with a striking impression that will not go away. That impression is, to put it in Grimley's terms, simply one of breakthrough. [...] opens the door into understanding, at least in part, how the Danish Nielsen is different in kind from his ... Read more