Music behind the Iron Curtain
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Music behind the Iron Curtain

Weinberg and his Polish Contemporaries

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eBook - PDF

Music behind the Iron Curtain

Weinberg and his Polish Contemporaries

About this book

Mieczys?aw Weinberg left his family behind and fled his native Poland in September 1939. He reached the Soviet Union, where he become one of the most celebrated composers. He counted Shostakovich among his close friends and produced a prolific output of works. Yet he remained mindful of the nation that he had left. This book examines how Weinberg's works written in Soviet Russia compare with those of his Polish contemporaries; how one composer split from his national tradition and how he created a style that embraced the music of a new homeland, while those composers in his native land surged ahead in a more experimental vein. The points of contact between them are enlightening for both sides. This study provides an overview of Weinberg's music through his string quartets, analysing them alongside Polish composers. Composers featured include Bacewicz, Meyer, Lutos?awski, Panufnik, Penderecki, Górecki, and a younger generation, including Szyma?ski and Knapik.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Series information
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Epigraph
  7. Table of Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. List of Tables
  10. List of Musical Examples
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. Note on the Text
  13. Introduction
  14. 1 Weinberg in Warsaw
  15. 2 The War
  16. 3 Socialist Realism and Socrealizm
  17. 4 Avant-Garde(s)
  18. 5 Return and Retreat
  19. 6 Late Style(s)
  20. Conclusion
  21. Appendix 1: ‘Prikaz 17’
  22. Appendix 2: Programme of the 1966 Warsaw Autumn Festival
  23. Appendix 3: ‘My Word to Polish Friends’
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index