The Cambridge companion to Sibelius / edited by Daniel M. Grimley.
Contributor(s): Grimley, Daniel M
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BookSeries: Cambridge companions to music.Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004Description: xvii, 273 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0521815525; 0521894603 .Subject(s): Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957 -- Criticism and interpretationDDC classification: 780.92 SIB | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending | 780.92 SIB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00175312 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Jean Sibelius has gradually emerged as one of the most striking and influential figures in twentieth-century music, yet his work is only just beginning to receive the critical attention that its importance deserves. This Companion provides an accessible and vivid account of Sibelius's work in its historical and cultural context. Leading international scholars, from Finland, the United States and the UK, examine Sibelius's music from a range of critical perspectives, including nationalism, eroticism and the exotic, music and landscape, reception and musical influence. There are also chapters on recording and interpretation that offer fascinating insights into the performance of Sibelius's work. The book includes much material, drawing on scholarship, as well as providing a comprehensive introduction to Sibelius's major musical achievements.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-265) and index.
Part 1. Forging a voice : perspectives on Sibelius's biography. The national composer and the idea of Finnishness : Sibelius and the formation of Finnish musical style / Matti Huttunen -- Vienna and the genesis of Kullervo : 'Durchführung zum Teufel!' / Glenda Dawn Goss.
Part 2. Musical works. Pastoral idylls, erotic anxieties and heroic subjectivities in Sibelius's Lemminkäinen and the maidens of the island and first two symphonies / Stephen Downes -- The later symphonies / Arnold Whittall -- The genesis of the violin concerto / Jukka Tiilikainen -- Finlandia awakens / James Hepokoski -- The tone poems : genre, landscape and structural perspective / Daniel M. Grimley -- Finnish modern : love, sex and style in Sibelius's songs / Jeffrey Kallberg -- Sibelius and the miniature / Veijo Murtomäki.
Part 3. Influence and reception. Sub umbra Sibelii : Sibelius and his successors / Ilkka Oramo -- Sibelius and Germany : Wahrhaftigkeit beyond Allnatur / Tomi Mäkelä -- Sibelius in Britain / Peter Franklin -- Sibelius and contemporary music / Julian Anderson.
Part 4. Interpreting Sibelius. Different kinds of fidelity : interpreting Sibelius on record / Bethany Lowe -- Performing Sibelius / Sir Colin Davis and Osmo Vänskä in conversation with Daniel M. Grimley.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- Part I Forging a Voice: Perspectives on Sibelius Biography
- 1 The national nomposer and the idea of Finnishness
- 2 Vienna and the genesis of Jean Sibelius's Kullervo: 'Durchfnhrung zum Teufel!'
- Part II Musical Works
- 3 The early symphonies: pastoral idylls, erotic anxieties and heroic subjectivities
- 4 The genesis of the violin concerto
- 5 The later symphonies
- 6 'Finlandia Awakens!': Sibelius and Finlandia
- 7 The tone poems: genre, landscape and structural perspective
- 8 Finnish Modern: love, sex, and style in Sibelius's songs
- 9 Sibelius the miniaturist
- Part III Influence and Reception
- 10 The Finnish legacy: sub umbra Sibelii
- 11 Sibelius in Germany: Wahrhaftigkeit beyond Allnatur
- 12 Sibelius in Britain
- 13 Sibelius and contemporary music
- Part IV Interpreting Sibelius
- 14 Different kinds of fidelity: interpreting Sibelius on record
- 15 Interpreting Sibelius Sir Colin Davis and Osmo VSnskS in conversation with