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History of Music in Russia from Antiquity to 1800
Nikolai Findeizen
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Description for History of Music in Russia from Antiquity to 1800
Hardcover. A pathbreaking, monumental work on the origins and development of music in Russia Editor(s): Velimirovic, Milos; Jensen, Claudia R. Series: Russian Music Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages, 41 b&w photos, 280 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1447.
In its scope and command of primary sources and its generosity of scholarly inquiry, Nikolai Findeizen's monumental work, published in 1928 and 1929 in Soviet Russia, places the origins and development of music in Russia within the context of Russia's cultural and social history.
Volume 2 of Findeizen's landmark study surveys music in court life during the reigns of Elizabeth I and Catherine II, music in Russian domestic and public life in the second half of the 18th century, and the variety and vitality of Russian music at the end of the 18th century.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Series
Russian Music Studies
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253348265
SKU
V9780253348265
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About Nikolai Findeizen
Nikolai Findeizen (1868–1928) founded The Russian Musical Gazette in 1894 and was a member of the artistic council of the Soviet State Opera and State Ballet Theater. Samuel William Pring (1866–1954), whose home was the Isle of Wight, was an accountant, an amateur clarinetist, and a translator of works about Russian music. Milos Velimirovic is Professor Emeritus ... Read more
Reviews for History of Music in Russia from Antiquity to 1800
. . . truly the cornerstone for the study of Russian music before the nineteenth century . . . a refreshingly balanced presentation of both sacred and secular music traditions that is truly remarkable in its breadth of scholarship and detail. . . . Findeizen's History deserves high praise and enthusiastic endorsement; it belongs on every post secondary-course reading list ... Read more