Music of the Repressed Russian Avant-Garde, 1900-1929

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Soviet and Russian music of the first third of the 20th century - with the exception of the music of a few high-profile composers who were officially sponsored by the State - is still largely unexplored territory, known only to a few specialists. Nevertheless, the music has considerable intrinsic value well beyond its curiosity appeal, and includes many pieces unaccountably forgotten and certainly worth reviving, to the ultimate enhancement of concert repertoire. The study of this music also explains much about the foundations of Soviet culture and its subsequent suppression and decline under the Stalinist yoke. The purpose of this volume is to stimulate interest in this little-known area of Soviet/Russian music. The works charted here constitute a great flowering of avant-garde music which was then savagely dealt with for Stalin's political purposes.

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This study will undoubtedly lead to further musicological research, and the book should be a part of every academic music library. All levels.-Choice
This work is recommended for all public and academic libraries with larger music collections and individuals who are interested in avant-grade and experimental music.-ARBA 95
"This study will undoubtedly lead to further musicological research, and the book should be a part of every academic music library. All levels."-Choice
"This work is recommended for all public and academic libraries with larger music collections and individuals who are interested in avant-grade and experimental music."-ARBA 95

Author Bio

LARRY SITSKY is Head, Department of Composition, Canberra School of Music, Australia. He is the composer of many musical compositions, and is probably Australia's most commissioned composer. He has, as a pianist, issued a number of CDs of contemporary and mainstream music. As an author, he has written extensively for professional publications. He is the author of Greenwood's Busoni and the Piano (1986) and The Reproducing Piano Roll (2 vols., 1990), as well as the forthcoming Piano Compositions of Anton Rubinstein.